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Moncton

American  
[muhngk-tuhn] / ˈmʌŋk tən /

noun

  1. a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.


Moncton British  
/ ˈmɒŋktən /

noun

  1. a city in E Canada, in SE New Brunswick. Pop: 90 359 (2001)

"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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New Brunswick launched a new investigation, this time looking at data from 222 patients, about 75 percent of whom lived in or around the city of Moncton.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

The early cases seemed to be grouped around two locations: Moncton and the Acadian Peninsula.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

A company town, Moncton, was established in 1906 by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad while carving its transcontinental line through Snoqualmie Pass.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

To overcome this problem, researchers at the University of Moncton, Canada, have developed ECOGEN, a first of its kind deep learning tool, that can generate lifelike bird sounds to enhance the samples of underrepresented species.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2023

You know then, that our search was fruitless, and I returned to Moncton with the conviction, that we were destined to be defeated in our machinations.

From The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) by Moodie, Susanna

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