Meanings
proper noun
- A civil parish of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.First known use 1765
Origin
The parish is named after John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont (1711 - 1770). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
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APA
Egmont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egmont
MLA
“Egmont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egmont. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Egmont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egmont.
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