Hopedale
English
editEtymology
editThe name of the settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador was calqued from Hoffental, a compound derived in turn from German hoffen (“hope”) and Tal (“dale, valley”). The name was given by Moravian missionaries in 1782 and replaced native Eastern Canadian Inuktitut Agvituk. Compare Hebron, Nain, Ramah and Zoar.
Pronunciation
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Hopedale
- A village in Illinois.
- A town in Massachusetts.
- A village in Ohio.
- A town and Inuit community government in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- A hamlet in Alstonefield parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1255). [1]
Translations
edittown and Inuit community government in Newfoundland
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- Rhymes:English/əʊpdeɪl
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- en:Villages in Illinois, USA
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- en:Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
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- en:Villages in Staffordshire, England
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