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Athabasca

Athabasca proper noun: a lake in Alberta, Canada.

Proper noun

Athabasca

  1. A lake in Alberta, Canada.
  2. A river in Alberta, Canada, which flows into Lake Athabasca.
  3. A town in Alberta, Canada, on the Athabasca River. Formerly "Athabasca Landing"
    Synonyms:
    Athabasca River, Athabaska River, Athabasca Landing, Athabaska Landing

Synonyms of Athabasca

  • Athabasca River
  • Athabaska River
  • Athabasca Landing
  • Athabaska Landing
  • Lake Athabasca
  • Lake Athabaska

Forms of Athabasca

alternative formAthabaska

Origin of Athabasca

From Woods Cree/Cree Ahđapaskâw. Compare to Plains Cree ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑯᐢᑳᐤ (“there are many reeds”) or Cree ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑳᐤ (aaniskowaskaaw, “it is full of reeds”), from ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑿ (aaniskowaskwa, “reeds, bullrushes”). Doublet of Arthabaska, Quebec, from Abenaki awabaska (“place of bushes and reeds”). The Cree name originally applied to the lake, and the river delta (the world's largest inland freshwater delta) and was borrowed into French and English by fur traders. The river was named by extension, and the town's name is clipping of "Athabasca Landing". The Cree name for the town is ᑲᐹᐏᓂᕁ (kapaawinihk, “portage, landing, disembarkation”).

Words formed from Athabasca

Questions about Athabasca

What does Athabasca mean?
Athabasca means a lake in Alberta, Canada.
What part of speech is Athabasca?
Athabasca is a proper noun.

Words near Athabasca in the dictionary

  1. ATGs
  2. ATGW
  3. ATGWs
  4. ATH
  5. Atha
  6. Athabasca
  7. Athabasca County
  8. Athabasca oil sands
  9. Athabasca tar sands
  10. athabascaite
  11. Athabascan

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