Lockeport

English

Etymology

Compound of Locke (“a surname”) +‎ port. The town is named after settler Jonathan Locke.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɒk.pɔɹt/
  • Hyphenation: Locke‧port
  • Rhymes: -ɒkpɔː(ɹ)t

Proper noun

Lockeport

  1. A town in Nova Scotia, Canada. [From 1870]
    Synonym: Locke's Island (historical)
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