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Fredericton

American  
[fred-rik-tuhn, fred-er-ik-] / ˈfrɛd rɪk tən, ˈfrɛd ər ɪk- /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of New Brunswick, in SE Canada, on the St. John River.


Fredericton British  
/ ˈfrɛdrɪktən /

noun

  1. a city in SE Canada, capital of New Brunswick, on the St John River. Pop: 54 068 (2001)

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Kari-Jane Roze, who lives in Fredericton, Canada, loves many things about autumn, including back-to-school routines, changing leaves and hockey.

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

East of Ottawa, people were expected to gather in Fredericton in the province of New Brunswick for a weekend demonstration.

From Reuters • Feb. 12, 2022

Demonstrators also gathered in Quebec City, Fredericton and Winnipeg, with rallies also planned for Regina, Edmonton, Vancouver, Victoria and the U.S. border crossing in Coutts, Alta.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2022

Lucia O’Sullivan, a psychology professor in Fredericton, New Brunswick, admits that she felt like a nervous teenager when she invited another family of four to pair up.

From New York Times • May 21, 2021

The department at Fredericton took a philosophical view of these deficits which the government were called upon annually to make good.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir