Goose Village

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • neighbourhood Quebec (province). A former area in Montreal, that has since been demolished to make way for an industrial area, freeway, World's Fair and Olympics infrastructure. Located street-south of the neighbourhood of Grffintown, south of the Lachine Canal, west of Old Montreal, north of the Victoria Bridge.

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Broader meaning words

  • Faubourg Sainte-Anne
  • Pointe-Saint-Charles
  • Montreal
  • Island of Montreal
  • Hochelaga Archipelago / Montreal Islands
  • Quebec
  • Canada

Origin

  • goose + village
  • From the geese that once nested on the riverside next to Victoriatown, where geese hunting once was permitted.

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