Chéticamp

Ché·ti·camp
/ˈʃɛ.tɪ.kæmp/

proper noun

A community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

OriginFrench Chéticamp →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A community on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Origin

  1. FrenchChéticamp
  2. EnglishChéticamp

Borrowed from French Chéticamp. Further etymology uncertain. The toponym may derive from a compound including the French word chétif (“poor”), referring to low-quality soil.

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APA

Chéticamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ch%C3%A9ticamp

MLA

“Chéticamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ch%C3%A9ticamp. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chéticamp,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ch%C3%A9ticamp.

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