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  2. List of Spanish place names in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Named in 1821, one of several Spanish names given by General Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lt. Governor of Upper Canada (1818-28) and Lt. Governor of Nova Scotia (1828-34). He developed a fondness for Spanish during the Peninsula Campaign and gave Spanish names to several Canadian places. See also Mariposa, Orillia, Oro, Sombra, and Zorra.

  3. List of place names of Spanish origin in the United States

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    Post-colonial: Spanish place names that have no history of being used during the colonial period for the place in question or for nearby related places. (Ex: Lake Buena Vista, Florida, named in 1969 after a street in Burbank, California) Non-Spanish: Place names originating from non-Spaniards or in non-historically Spanish areas.

  4. Category:Lists of Canada placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    List of Spanish place names in Canada; U. List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin This page was last edited on 14 April 2023, at 09:57 (UTC). Text ...

  5. List of Canada city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The name is a portmanteau of the names of the three towns which amalgamated in 1905 to form the present-day city: Keewatin, Norman and Rat Portage. [83] Kingston: English Originally referred to as "the King's Town", the name was shortened to Kingston in 1788.

  6. List of villages in Canada - Wikipedia

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    A village is a type of incorporated municipality within the majority of the provinces and territories of Canada. As of January 1, 2012, there were 550 villages among the provinces of Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , the Northwest Territories , Ontario , Quebec , Saskatchewan and Yukon .

  7. List of towns in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Population of Canada by province and territory; List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada; List of cities and towns of Upper Canada; List of cities in Canada; List of cities in North America; List of city nicknames in Canada; List of largest Canadian cities by census; List of the largest cities and towns in Canada by area

  8. Category:Names of places in Canada - Wikipedia

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    List of Spanish place names in Canada; T. Timiskaming; Toponym'elles; Name of Toronto; U. List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin This page was last edited ...

  9. List of cities in Canada - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of incorporated cities in Canada, in alphabetical order categorized by province or territory. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province. More thorough lists of communities are available for each province.