Stellarton
//ˈstɛ.lɚ.tən// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A town in Nova Scotia, Canada, just outside of the larger town of New Glasgow.
Etymology
The toponym derives from stellarite + -ton. Named for stellarite (“a type of torbanite”), a form of oil coal (“a type of coal”) that gives off "stars" (Latin stella) of fire when ignited, which is mined in the area.
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