Chibougamau

American  

[shi-boo-guh-moo, -moh, shee-boo-ga-moo, -moh] / ʃɪˈbu gəˌmu, -ˌmoʊ, ʃi bu gaˈmu, -ˈmoʊ /

noun

1. a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.

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Example Sentences

Cygnus owns the Chibougamau copper-gold project nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal

Until the French arrived, several immense fires north of Obedjiwan had been left alone as Quebec’s wildfire agency focused its efforts on the province’s inhabited areas, especially the largest city, Chibougamau.

From New York Times

Several fires are also threatening other nearby indigenous communities, like Chibougamau, which has also been evacuated.

From BBC

As of Friday, the fires had forced more than 13,500 Canadians from their homes, many of them in the northern municipalities of Chibougamau and Lebel-sur-Quévillon.

From Seattle Times

In Chibougamau — a city of 7,500 people about 430 miles north of Montreal by road — city officials issued an evacuation order late Tuesday, only hours after having said that a firewall would contain the encroaching blaze.

From New York Times