Oromocto

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proper noun

A river in New Brunswick, Canada.

OriginMalecite-Passamaquoddy welamukotuk →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A river in New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. A town in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada, located at the mouth of the river of the same name.
  3. A lake in New Brunswick, Canada, from which the North Oromocto River (a tributary of the Oromocto River) flows.

Origin

  1. Malecite-Passamaquoddywelamukotuk“deep water”
  2. EnglishOromocto

The town is derived from the river, which is thought to have originated in Malecite-Passamaquoddy welamukotuk (“deep water”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Morotoco
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“Oromocto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oromocto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oromocto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oromocto.

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