Meanings
- A district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost
Synonyms: Old Shawbrdige
- Former name of Prévost: A municipality of the county of Rivière-du-Nord, Quebec, Canada; composed of Old Shawbridge and Old Prevost.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA district, a former municipality of Prévost, Rivière-du-Nord county, Quebec, Canada; across the river from Old Prévost in Prévost
Origin
Shaw + bridge. From Shaw Bridge. Named after Canadian farmer William Shaw, a local settler whose farm was linked to the local community via his bridge over the Rivière du Nord river, latterly known as the Shaw Bridge; his farm becoming the start of the Shawbridge community.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Shawbridge
- ShawbridgeTranslations
Cite this entry
Shawbridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawbridge
“Shawbridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawbridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shawbridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shawbridge.
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