Lockeport
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of Locke (“a surname”) + port. The town is named after settler Jonathan Locke.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈlɒk.pɔɹt/
- Hyphenation: Locke‧port
- Rhymes: -ɒkpɔː(ɹ)t
Proper noun
[edit]Lockeport
- A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1870]
- Synonym: Locke's Island (historical)
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- English compound terms
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- Rhymes:English/ɒkpɔː(ɹ)t
- Rhymes:English/ɒkpɔː(ɹ)t/2 syllables
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- en:Towns in Nova Scotia
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