Eau Claire
/oʊ ˈklɛɚ/
Eau Claire proper noun: a city, the county seat of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States; an on the in the Eau Claire River. Named after the river. Also the ellipsis of Eau Claire River.
Proper noun
Eau Claire
- A city, the county seat of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States; an on the in the Eau Claire River. Named after the river.
- He lived […] with a guy named Mike who was from near Eau Claire.2021, Brandon Taylor, “Mass”, in Filthy Animals, Daunt Books Originals, page 157
- A number of places in Canada
- A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Named after the Eau Claire Sawmill from Wisconsin that opened at that location, itself named after the city and river in Wisconsin where the sawmill was founded.
Also used as
Eau Claire is also the ellipsis of Eau Claire River.
Eau Claire is also the ellipsis of Eau Claire County.
Origin of Eau Claire
Borrowed from French Eau Claire. From French eau (“water”) claire (“clear”) Literally, “clear water”. Equivalent of the English term Clearwater.
Words formed from Eau Claire
- Eau Claire County
- Eau Claire River
Questions about Eau Claire
- What does Eau Claire mean?
- Eau Claire means a city, the county seat of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States; an on the in the Eau Claire River. Named after the river.
- What part of speech is Eau Claire?
- Eau Claire is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Eau Claire?
- Eau Claire is pronounced /oʊ ˈklɛɚ/.
Words near Eau Claire in the dictionary
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