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Shawinigan

American  
[shuh-win-i-guhn] / ʃəˈwɪn ɪ gən /

noun

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


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In nearby Shawinigan, home to 50,000 people, immigrants are encouraged to take trips to lumberjack villages, try activities like curling, and send their kids to summer camp for the Canadian wilderness experience.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

Antoine Coulombe stopped 39 of the 43 shots for Shawinigan.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022

Loris Rafanomezantsoa opened the scoring for Shawinigan at 49 seconds, Olivier Nadeau made it 2-0 with 5:27 left in the period and William Veillette connected with 43 seconds to go.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2022

Bourgault tied it at 6:47 and Bourque gave Shawinigan the lead with 8:18 left in the period.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2022

The Shawinigan Falls of St. Maurice river in Canada occur at two points a short distance apart, the fall at one point being about 50 and at the other 100 feet high.

From Marvels of Modern Science by Severing, Paul

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