Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.There are various explanations as to the origin of the name Caplan, including: a corruption of capelin or Cape Land; from the surname of a certain John Kaplan, an Indian who long camped at this location; or from the Mi'kmaq word gaplanjetig (meaning "capelin").The place was incorporated in 1875 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Caplan. In 1964, it changed its status and was renamed to Municipality of Caplan.. }
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- Caplan,_Quebec abstract "Caplan is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.There are various explanations as to the origin of the name Caplan, including: a corruption of capelin or Cape Land; from the surname of a certain John Kaplan, an Indian who long camped at this location; or from the Mi'kmaq word gaplanjetig (meaning "capelin").The place was incorporated in 1875 as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Caplan. In 1964, it changed its status and was renamed to Municipality of Caplan.".