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Les Maskoutains

/lɛ mas.ku.tɛ̃/

proper noun/lɛ mas.ku.tɛ̃/

a regional county municipality of Montérégie, Quebec, Canada

Etymology uncertain. The name of the municipality may derive from an Abenaki term meaning "large bushes" or "hay". An alternative possibility is a derivation from an Algonquian term meaning "savanna" or "swamp".

Les Maskoutains — French Dictionary | Passage