Bonavista
Bona·vista
A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
/boʊ.nəˈvɪs.tə/
Meaning
1 sensesA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Origin
The town is named after the Bonavista Peninsula, the name of which may be of Spanish, FrenThe town is named after the Bonavista Peninsula, the name of which may be of Spanish, French or Portuguese origin. It is possible that the peninsula was named after the island of Boa Vista in the Cape Verde islands.
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