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Cache la Poudre

[ˌkæʃ lə ˈpudɜɹ]

Cache la Poudre proper noun: a river in Colorado, United States.

Proper noun

Cache la Poudre

  1. A river in Colorado, United States.

Origin of Cache la Poudre

A corruption of the French cache à la poudre ("powder cache"), referring to an incident in the 1820s when French trappers, caught by a snowstorm, were forced to bury part of their gunpowder along the banks of the river.

Questions about Cache la Poudre

What does Cache la Poudre mean?
Cache la Poudre means a river in Colorado, United States.
What part of speech is Cache la Poudre?
Cache la Poudre is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cache la Poudre?
Cache la Poudre is pronounced [ˌkæʃ lə ˈpudɜɹ].

Words near Cache la Poudre in the dictionary

  1. cache
  2. cache buster
  3. cache busters
  4. cache busting
  5. Cache County
  6. Cache la Poudre
  7. cache language model
  8. cache language models
  9. cache stampede
  10. cache stampedes
  11. cache-oblivious

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