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Portage-du-Fort

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French

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Etymology

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Etymology uncertain. The municipality may have been named after a portage near a fort, but it is uncertain whether such a fort ever existed. Alternative hypotheses include a portage operated by a man named Dufort or an adaptation of an Algonquin term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔʁ.taʒ.dy.fɔʁ/
  • Hyphenation: Portage-du-Fort
  • Rhymes: -ɔːʁ

Proper noun

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Portage-du-Fort f

  1. A village municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

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