Petit Canouan

Pe·tit Can·ou·an
/ˈpɛ.ti ˈkæn.ə.wən/

proper noun

An island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Meanings

Origin

  1. Frenchpetit“small”
  2. EnglishPetit Canouan

Derived from French petit (“small”) and the toponym Canouan. Compare Petit Nevis, Petit Saint Vincent, Petite Dominique, Petite Martinique and Petite Mustique.

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