Conception Bay

proper noun

A bay on the south-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A bay on the south-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  2. A bay on the coast of Namibia.

Origin

In Newfoundland, adapted from Portuguese Baia da Conceição. The name of the Namibian bay may be from the same source, although in German colonial days it was Empfängnisbucht; the Afrikaans name is Conceptionbaai.

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Conception Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conception%20Bay

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“Conception Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conception%20Bay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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