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Couderay

Couderay proper noun: a town and village therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.

Proper noun

Couderay

  1. A town and village therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
  2. A tributary of the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, first named Riviere des Courte Oreilles (River of the Short Ears); in full, the Couderay River.

Origin of Couderay

From French courtes (“short”) + oreilles (“ears”), in connection with the ears of the Ojibwe people.

Questions about Couderay

What does Couderay mean?
Couderay means a town and village therein, in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.
What part of speech is Couderay?
Couderay is a proper noun.

Words near Couderay in the dictionary

  1. couché
  2. coucou
  3. coud
  4. coudee
  5. coudees
  6. Couderay
  7. Coudersport
  8. coudiere
  9. coudieres
  10. coudière
  11. coudières

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