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Lac-Nilgaut

/lak.nil.ɡo/

proper noun/lak.nil.ɡo/

an unorganized territory in Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada

The territory is named after a lake, the name of which derives in turn from nilgaut (“nilgai, Boselaphus tragocamelus”), derived in turn from Hindi or Persian.