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

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

Synonyms

Edmonton

References

“Edmonchuk” in the Katherine Barker, editor, Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition, Don Mills, Ont.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, →ISBN.

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