Dufferin

Duf·fe·rin
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/ˈdʌ.fə.ɹɪn/

proper noun

A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in Canada:
    1. A neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia.
    2. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Dufferin) in southern Manitoba.
    3. A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick.
    4. A rural municipality (the Rural Municipality of Dufferin No. 190) in south-central Saskatchewan.

Origin

The New Brunswick parish is named after British politician Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826 - 1902), as is the rural municipality in Manitoba, and probably the other places in Canada.

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APA

Dufferin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dufferin

MLA

“Dufferin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dufferin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dufferin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dufferin.

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