Abitibi
Americannoun
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a lake in E Ontario and W Quebec, Canada. 369 sq. mi. (956 sq. km).
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a river flowing N from this lake. 340 miles (547 km) long.
Example Sentences
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We saw it in the Pineywoods in 2004 when Abitibi shuttered its mill in Lufkin.
From Washington Times • May 8, 2018
The mine located in the prolific Abitibi mining district began commercial production in May 2011.
From Reuters • Jan. 13, 2014
At the center of the takeover battle is Aurizon's Casa Berardi gold mine, located in the Abitibi region of mining-friendly northwestern Quebec.
From Reuters • Mar. 12, 2013
Drilling profound holes in the rocky banks of North Ontario's Abitibi River, geologists of the Ontario Department of Mines had struck a coal formation estimated to contain 20 million tons of lignite.
From Time Magazine Archive
If you go this year, it must be with the Abitibi brigade.
From The Call of the North by White, Stewart Edward
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