Gaspé Peninsula

[ ga-spey; French gas-pey ]

noun
  1. a peninsula in SE Canada, in Quebec province, between New Brunswick and the St. Lawrence River.

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How to use Gaspé Peninsula in a sentence

  • As we neared Gaspe Peninsula the mountains in the distant background were covered with snow.

    The Red Watch | J. A. Currie
  • Gradually we swung around Gaspe Peninsula as dusk closed in.

    The Red Watch | J. A. Currie

British Dictionary definitions for Gaspé Peninsula

Gaspé Peninsula

/ (ɡæˈspeɪ, French ɡaspe) /


noun
  1. a peninsula in E Canada, in SE Quebec between the St Lawrence River and New Brunswick: mountainous and wooded with many lakes and rivers. Area: about 29 500 sq km (11 400 sq miles): Also called: the Gaspé

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