Edmonchuk

English

Etymology

Edmonton + -chuk, a suffix from Ukrainian surnames, from Ukrainian -чук (-čuk), in reference to Edmonton's large proportion of residents of Ukrainian ancestry.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛdmənt͡ʃʌk/
  • Hyphenation: Ed‧mon‧chuk

Proper noun

Edmonchuk

  1. (Canada, informal) The city of Edmonton, Canada.

Synonyms

References
  • “Edmonchuk” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
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