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Calcasieu Parish

Calcasieu Parish proper noun: one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Lake Charles.

Proper noun

Calcasieu Parish

  1. One of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Lake Charles.

Origin of Calcasieu Parish

The name Calcasieu comes from the Atakapan word, "quelqueshue" in a French transliteration, meaning "crying eagle." It was the name of an Atakapa chief, which French colonists applied to the local river, the Calcasieu River.

Questions about Calcasieu Parish

What does Calcasieu Parish mean?
Calcasieu Parish means one of 64 parishes in Louisiana, United States, the equivalent of a county in other US states. Parish seat: Lake Charles.
What part of speech is Calcasieu Parish?
Calcasieu Parish is a proper noun.

Words near Calcasieu Parish in the dictionary

  1. calcarious
  2. calcarosol
  3. calcarosols
  4. calcars
  5. Calcasieu
  6. Calcasieu Parish
  7. calcate
  8. calcated
  9. Calcaterra
  10. Calcaterras
  11. calcates

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