Nipper's Harbour

Nip·per's Har·bour
/ˈnɪp.əɹz ˈhɑɹ.bəɹ/

proper noun

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Origin

The town is named after a nearby inlet, named in turn for the presence of large mosquitoes locally called nippers.

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Nipper's Harbour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nipper's%20Harbour

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