Grand Manan

American  

[muh-nan] / məˈnæn /

noun

1. a Canadian island at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy: a part of New Brunswick; summer resort. 57 sq. mi. (148 sq. km).

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Grand Manan British  

/ məˈnæn /

noun

1. a Canadian island, off the SW coast of New Brunswick: separated from the coast of Maine by the Grand Manan Channel. Area: 147 sq km (57 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Susan Benson regularly walks on the pebbled beaches of Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, almost 3,000 miles away from the Stoke-on-Trent town.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

Fishermen from Grand Manan Island got approval from the Canadian government to fish year-round in the gray zone, setting up direct competition with Mainers.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2018

“We don’t want this to be a great international incident, but it’s kind of curious,” said Laurence Cook, the chairman of the lobster committee at the Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association in New Brunswick.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2018

The CBC News reported the U.S. officials questioned the fishermen, who are members of the Grand Manan Fishermen’s Association.

From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2018

"Wal, the paper said, he druv ashore at Grand Manan; but I've my doubts about it."

From Lost in the Fog by De Mille, James