Meanings
proper noun
- A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.First known use 1940
Synonyms: The Post
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Similar
The Post
Origin
From post + -ville. The toponym refers to the settlement's origins as a Hudson Bay Company trading post.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Postville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Postville
MLA
“Postville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Postville. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Postville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Postville.
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