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Churchill River

Churchill River proper noun: a river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, containing Churchill Falls.

Proper noun

the Churchill River

  1. A river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, containing Churchill Falls.
    Synonyms:
    Grand River, Hamilton River, Mishtashipu, Mishta-shipu, Patshishetshunau-shipu

Synonyms of Churchill River

Origin of Churchill River

Churchill+river. Coined by Joey Smallwood in 1965. From being a river named in honour of Sir Winston Churchill, by Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood, renamed along with the waterfall situated along it, just prior to the commencement of the hydroelectric project at the falls; renaming it from Hamilton River, itself renamed from Grand River, derived from the Innu name of the river, Mishtashipu.

Questions about Churchill River

What does Churchill River mean?
Churchill River means a river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, containing Churchill Falls.
What part of speech is Churchill River?
Churchill River is a proper noun.

Words near Churchill River in the dictionary

  1. churchifying
  2. Churchill
  3. Churchill and Blakedown
  4. Churchill County
  5. Churchill Falls
  6. Churchill River
  7. Churchillian
  8. Churchilliana
  9. Churchillians
  10. churchily
  11. churchiness

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