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The name '''Miramichi''' was first applied to places in [[Northumberland County, New Brunswick|Northumberland County]] in northeastern [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]], but has since been transferred to distant places in both [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. The name may have been derived from the [[Montagnais]] words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning [[Mi'kmaq|MicMac]] Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in [[European languages]] by [[Jacques Cartier]] in 1535. Many other interpretations have, however, been suggested.
Miramichi may refer to:
==Places in [[Canada]]==
===Places in [[New Brunswick]]===
*"The Miramichi", a geographic region in [[New Brunswick]], comprising [[Miramichi Bay]], and all the lands draining to the Bay.
*City of [[Miramichi, New Brunswick]], the largest city in northern [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]].
**[[Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick]], a community which merged with the city in 1995
*[[Miramichi Bay]], an [[estuary]] located on the west coast of the [[Gulf of St. Lawrence]] at the mouth of the Miramichi River
*Miramichi Highlands, a physiographic region of [[New Brunswick]]
*Miramichi Lake, a lake lying at the headwaters of the [[Southwest Miramichi River]] in [[York County, New Brunswick]]
*[[Miramichi River]], a Canadian river located in the east-central part of [[New Brunswick]]
**[[Southwest Miramichi River]], one of its tributaries
**[[Northwest Miramichi River]], another tributary with origins near [[Big Bald Mountain (New Brunswick)|Big Bald Mountain]] in the Miramichi Highlands
**[[Little Southwest Miramichi River]], which flows between the other two tributaries
*[[Miramichi Valley]], a Canadian river valley located in the east-central part of New Brunswick
*[[Miramichi (electoral district)]], was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick (known as ''Northumberland'' and later as ''Northumberland-Miramichi'')
*[[Miramichi-Bay du Vin]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick
*[[Southwest Miramichi]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick
*[[Miramichi Centre]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick
*[[Miramichi Bay-Neguac]], a provincial electoral district for New Brunswick
===Places in [[Nova Scotia]]===
* Miramichi, an unincorporated area in [[Inverness County, Nova Scotia]]
* Miramichi Brook, a stream in [[Inverness County, Nova Scotia]]
===Places in [[Ontario]]===
* Miramichi, a geographical area in Sudbury District, Ontario
* Miramichi Bay, a bay in Bruce County, Ontario
* Miramichi Island, an island in Muskoka District, Ontario
* Miramichi Island, an island in Parry Sound District, Ontario
* Pembroke, Ontario (formerly called Miramichi)
===Places in [[Yukon]]===
* Miramichi Glacier, a glacier
==Places in [[United States]]==
* Miramichi, a community in Middlesex Co., [[Connecticut]]
* Miramichi Lake, a lake in Osceola Co., [[Michigan]]
* Miramichi Post Office, historically a post office in Hamilton Co., [[Nebraska]]
* Lake Mirimichi, a reservoir in Norfolk Co., [[Massachusetts]]
==Other==
*Miramichi, the form of English spoken in the [[Miramichi Valley]]
*Miramichi, the first ship constructed by [[William Davidson (lumberman)]]
*[[Miramichi Bridge]]
*{{warship|HMCS|Miramichi}}, the name of three commissioned Canadian naval units.
==References==
* Querying Geographical Names of Canada, http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/search/search_e.php
* Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names, http://geonames.usgs.gov/
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