Paix Bouche is a village in northern
Dominica
Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
. It has a population of 306,
[Commonwealth of Dominica, ''Population and Housing Census — 2001''. Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Kennedy Avenue, 2001.] and has one of the island's steepest roads.
[Entry for Paix Bouche]
in the ''Dominica Heritage Dictionary'' by Lennox Honychurch
Lennox Honychurch ( ; born 27 December 1952) is Dominica's most noted historian and a politician. He is well known for writing 1975's '' The Dominica Story: A History of the Island'', the 1980s textbook series '' The Caribbean People'', and the 19 ...
. Retrieved November 22, 2006. The name comes from the local Creole expression meaning "
shut your mouth".
[Entry for Paix Bouche]
in the ''Dominica Heritage Dictionary'' by Lennox Honychurch
Lennox Honychurch ( ; born 27 December 1952) is Dominica's most noted historian and a politician. He is well known for writing 1975's '' The Dominica Story: A History of the Island'', the 1980s textbook series '' The Caribbean People'', and the 19 ...
. Retrieved November 22, 2006.
References
Populated places in Dominica
Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica
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