Port aux Basques

/ˈpɔɹt oʊ ˈbæsk/

proper noun

A village and port in Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and port in Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Origin

  1. FrenchPort aux Basques
  2. EnglishPort aux Basques

From French Port aux Basques, derived in turn from port (“port”) and the plural form of basque (“Basque”). From being a haven used by Basque whalers in the 16th century, later becoming a settlement in the 17th century.

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Translations

French Port aux Basques, Port-aux-Basques
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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Port aux Basques. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20aux%20Basques

MLA

“Port aux Basques.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20aux%20Basques. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Port aux Basques,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Port%20aux%20Basques.

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