Goose Village

Etymology
From the geese that once nested on the riverside next to Victoriatown, where geese hunting once was permitted.

Proper noun

 * 1)  . A former area in Montreal, that has since been demolished to make way for an industrial area, freeway, World's Fair and Olympics infrastructure. Located street-south of the neighbourhood of Grffintown, south of the Lachine Canal, west of Old Montreal, north of the Victoria Bridge.

Synonyms

 * the official name of the neighbourhood

Hypernyms

 * former beyond-the-city-wall urban suburb this neighbourhood was located in
 * district this area is now located in
 * city this area is located in
 * island this area is located on
 * / region this area is located in
 * province this area is located in
 * country this area is located in

Translations

 * French: Village-aux-Oies