Clarenville

//ˈklæɹ.ən.vɪl// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Etymology

From Clarence (“a personal name”) + -ville. The settlement is named after Clarence Whiteway, the son of Newfoundland politician Sir William Whiteway (1828 - 1908).

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