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Dease Lake

Dease Lake proper noun: a lake in the Cassiar Land District, Northern Interior, Interior, British Columbia, Canada.

Proper noun

Dease Lake

  1. A lake in the Cassiar Land District, Northern Interior, Interior, British Columbia, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated community in Cassiar district, Northern Interior, Interior, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. An Indian reserve of Cassiar district, Northern Interior, Interior, British Columbia, Canada; of the Tahltan First Nation.

Synonyms of Dease Lake

Origin of Dease Lake

From Dease + lake. Coined by Scottish-born Canadian John McLeod in 1834, regional Chief Trader of the Hudson's Bay Company. Named after Canadian explorer and fur trader Peter Warren Dease (1778–1863), a Hudson's Bay Company factor. The town is located on the southern end of the lake, and named for it. The Indian reserve is located in the area of the lake and named for it.

Words formed from Dease Lake

Questions about Dease Lake

What does Dease Lake mean?
Dease Lake means a lake in the Cassiar Land District, Northern Interior, Interior, British Columbia, Canada.
What part of speech is Dease Lake?
Dease Lake is a proper noun.

Words near Dease Lake in the dictionary

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  6. Dease Lake
  7. Dease Lake Landing
  8. Dease Lake Post
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  10. deaseal
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