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Canso

[kan-soh]

noun

  1. Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.

  2. Also called Gut of CansoStrait of, a channel in SE Canada that separates mainland Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island, flowing NW from the Atlantic Ocean to Northumberland Strait. About 17 miles (27 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide.



Canso

/ ˈkænsəʊ /

noun

  1. a cape in Canada, at the NE tip of Nova Scotia

  2. a channel in Canada, between the Nova Scotia mainland and S Cape Breton Island

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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And Mexicans crack up at his frequent, folksy catch phrases like "Me canso ganso," equivalent to "I'll be a monkey's uncle."

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And Mexicans crack up at his frequent, folksy catch phrases like “Me canso ganso,” equivalent to “I’ll be a monkey’s uncle.”

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Cape Breton is part of Nova Scotia; it is joined to the mainland by the Canso Causeway.

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Hubba, founded in 2011, has now raised money from Goldman, as well as Canada’s Canso Investment Counsel, Brightspark Ventures, Real Ventures, Kensington Capital Partners and other investors.

Canso Investment Counsel Ltd had bought $300 million.

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