Glace Bay en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of French baie de glace (literally “ice bay”), from baie (“bay”) + glace (“ice”). The calque treats "glace" as a proper noun "Glace" instead of common noun "glace". From the fact that the harbour fills with sea ice in winter.
Meanings
- A harbour in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Glace Bay district, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Glace Bay district, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- An electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Synonyms
Fort William · Glasbaidh · Glace Bay-Dominion · Cape Breton East · Baie de Glace
Translations (4)
fr Glace Bay (town) · fr Glace Bay (electoral riding) · fr Baie de Glace (harbour) · gd Glasbaidh (town)