regional county municipality

noun

A type of supralocal administrative division in the province of Quebec, Canada, roughly equivalent to counties in other countries as well as similar subdivisions elsewhere in the rest of Canada

Similar
RCM
OriginFrench municipalité régionale de comté →
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Meanings

nounregional county municipality (plural regional county municipalities)

plural regional county municipalities

  1. A type of supralocal administrative division in the province of Quebec, Canada, roughly equivalent to counties in other countries as well as similar subdivisions elsewhere in the rest of Canada

    Synonyms: RCM

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of supralocal administrative division in the province of Quebec, Canada, roughly equivalent to counties in other countries as well as similar subdivisions elsewhere in the rest of Canada

Similar
RCM

Origin

  1. Frenchmunicipalité régionale de comté
  2. Englishregional county municipality

Calque of French municipalité régionale de comté.

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Translations

French municipalité régionale de comté, MRC
  • municipalité régionale de comtéadministrative division in Quebec, Canada
  • MRCadministrative division in Quebec, Canada
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APA

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Chicago

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