fundy

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A form of Bay of Fundy — A bay that is deep and narrow, in Canada, on the Atlantic, that divides the Peninsula of Nova Scotia from New Brunswick, on the mainland of North America, separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Nova Scotia Peninsula and Gulf of Maine.

OriginFrench fendu →
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Meanings

fundy1

nounfundy (plural fundies)

plural fundies

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of fundie.

    You're afraid l'm some sort of fundy and if you say you don't believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for you l'll spend the next hour trying to save your soul.

    2009, Derrick Jensen, Songs of the Dead, page 29

Fundy2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Bay of Fundy.

Origin

  1. Frenchfendu“split”
  2. EnglishFundy

From French fendu (“split”), from fendre (“to split”). From being the body of water that splits the Peninsula of Nova Scotia from the mainland.

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APA

fundy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundy

MLA

“fundy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fundy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fundy.

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