Black Brook

proper noun

A locality in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Meanings

Black Brook1

proper noun
  1. A locality in the Regional Municipality of Cape Breton, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  2. A river in Lancashire, England.
  3. A river in West Yorkshire, England.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Clinton County, New York.
    2. A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
    3. A stream southeastern New Hampshire; tributary of the Merrimack.
    4. A river in Morris County, New Jersey; tributary of the Passaic.
    5. A river in Morris County, New Jersey; tributary of the Whippany.
    6. A river in Waterloo, New York; tributary of the Seneca.
    7. A river in New York; tributary of the Beaver Kill.
    8. A river in Otsego County, New York; tributary of the Susquehanna.

Black Brook2

proper noun
  1. A stream in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States; tributary of the Rum River.

Origin

Named after the black color of the river's peat-stained water.

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APA

Black Brook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Brook

MLA

“Black Brook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Brook. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Black Brook,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Black%20Brook.

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