Lambton County

English

Etymology

Named after British colonial administrator and politician John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792 - 1840). Lambton had visited the area of the future county in the late 1830s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæm.tən ˈkaʊn.ti/
  • Hyphenation: Lamb‧ton Coun‧ty
  • Rhymes: -aʊnti

Proper noun

Lambton County

  1. A county in south-west Ontario, Canada.
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