Cabot Strait

proper noun

A strait in Atlantic Canada between Cape Ray, Newfoundland, and Cape North, Cape Breton Island.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A strait in Atlantic Canada between Cape Ray, Newfoundland, and Cape North, Cape Breton Island.

Origin

Named after the Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto.

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

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

Chicago

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

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