New Brunswick
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2.3
- proper noun
- /nuː ˈbrʌnzwɪk/
- The first article in the series covered the province of New Brunswick.
- New Brunswick, Canada
- New Brunswick and Nova Scotia
- Province of New Brunswick
Examples
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Mr. O'Leary was a senior representative of the Province of New Brunswick.
Academic text (1996) -
Willie spent that summer playing minor-league baseball for a team in New Brunswick.
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The first article in the series covered the province of New Brunswick.
Academic text (1998) -
In Canada, almost a million people outside Quebec, especially in Ontario and New Brunswick, speak French as their first language.
Academic text (2003) -
Irving Oil, based in St. John, New Brunswick, has made exports to the United States a centerpiece of its business strategy.
Academic text (2004) -
There are three major players in the salmon farming industry in New Brunswick: Connors Brothers, Sea Farms, and Atlantic Silver.
Academic text (1990) -
Mr. Cotton obtained his LL.B. from the University of New Brunswick and his LL.M. from Osgoode Hall Law School.
Academic text (1995) -
In 1987, 32 privately owned farms in New Brunswick produced 1,300 t of Atlantic salmon worth CS 18 million.
Academic text (1990) -
Biologists estimate that about 50,000 salmon now return to the New Brunswick's Miramichi River system each year.
Surface Forms
Morphology
New + Brunswick
The form 'New + [proper name]' follows a common toponymic pattern (e.g. New York, New Jersey) so a learner who knows 'new' and 'Brunswick' would likely infer it is a place name. However, the precise referent (the city in central New Jersey and its specific attributes) is not derivable from the parts alone, so the meaning is only partially transparent.
Etymology
New Brunswick was 'named after' the German city Brunswick and the royal family from there. Early British settlers added 'New' to show this was a new place with that name, so the province keeps the name today.