Minas Basin Hear it!

Minas Basin definition

Mi·nas Basin (mī′nəs)

NE arm of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada: c. 60 mi (97 km) long

Etymology: < Fr Le Bassin des Mines, lit., basin of mines, for nearby copper mines

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.