Sherbrooke

Sher·brooke
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/ˈʃɝ.bɹʊk/

proper noun

A rural community of Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Shirebrook · alternative Shirebrooke · alternative Sherbrook · alternative Shurbrook · alternative Shurbrooke · alternative Shirbrook · alternative Shirbrooke

  1. A placename
    1. A rural community of Nova Scotia, Canada.
    2. A community and rural municipality of Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    3. A city in Quebec, Canada.
    4. A town in Victoria, Australia.
  2. A surname.

Origin

From the English surname Shirebrook, from the Manor of Shirebrook * (surname): Corruption of the surname Shirebrook. * (Nova Scotian municipality): From the surname of the governor general. * (Prince Edward Island municipality): * (Quebec municipality): From the surname of the governor general.

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Translations

French Sherbrooke
  • Sherbrookecity in Quebec, Canada
Korean 셔브룩
  • 셔브룩 (syeobeurok)city in Quebec, Canada
Cite this entry
APA

Sherbrooke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherbrooke

MLA

“Sherbrooke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherbrooke. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sherbrooke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sherbrooke.

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