Come By Chance

/ˈkʌm baɪ ˈt͡ʃæns/

proper noun

A town on the Avalon Peninsula isthmus, in east Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town on the Avalon Peninsula isthmus, in east Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  2. A locality in Walgett Shire, northern New South Wales, Australia.

Origin

The town in Newfoundland may have been named for the use of the area around the town as a staging ground for surprise attacks by French soldiers during the War of the Spanish Succession (1701 - 1714).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Come By Chance

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APA

Come By Chance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Come%20By%20Chance

MLA

“Come By Chance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Come%20By%20Chance. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Come By Chance,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Come%20By%20Chance.

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