Asbestos

== English == === Etymology === From asbestos, from Old French abestos. (Asbestos, Quebec): Named by the Royal Mail for the asbestos mines the mining settlement was setup for, when Canada was still a colony of Britain. The county was named for the town. (Asbestos, Russia): English for the Russian term for asbestos, асбест (asbest) === Proper noun === Asbestos Former name of Val des Sources: a town in Asbestos, Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Former name of Les Sources: a regional county municipality of Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada. Alternative spelling of Asbest; A town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia. ==== Alternative forms ==== (county): ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English asbestos, from Old French abestos. === Proper noun === Asbestos ? Asbestos (former name of Val-des-Sources: a town in Les Sources, Estrie, Quebec, Canada) Asbestos (former name of Les Sources: a regional county municipality of Cantons-de-l'Est, Quebec, Canada) ==== Alternative forms ==== (county):