Noranda
French
Etymology
The neighbourhood is named after a former mine, the name of which derives from a contracted compound of nord (“north”) + Canada. The middle c of the compound was dropped as the result of a transcription error.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ.ʁɑ̃.da/
- Hyphenation: No‧ran‧da
- Rhymes: -a
Proper noun
Noranda m
- A neighbourhood and former city in Rouyn-Noranda, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.
Derived terms
- Norandien, Norandienne
- Rouyn-Noranda