# Carleton County

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɑɹl.tən ˈkaʊn.ti/

## Definitions
1. A county of New Brunswick, Canada.
2. A former county in Ontario, Canada, superseded in 1969 by the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, which was superseded by the City of Ottawa in 2001.

## Etymology
The county is named after the first lieutenant governor of New Brunswick, Thomas Carleton (c. 1735 - 1817).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carleton-county