Anticosti

(an′ti käs′tē)

island at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, in Quebec, Canada: c. 3,000 sq mi (7,770 sq km); pop. 335

Origin: < ? AmInd natiscotec, lit., where bears are hunted

See Anticosti in American Heritage Dictionary 4

An island of eastern Quebec, Canada, at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It was discovered by Jacques Cartier in 1534.

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