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Grand River

Grand River proper noun: former name of Churchill River; Former name of Hamilton River; A river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Proper noun

Grand River

  1. Former name of Churchill River; Former name of Hamilton River; A river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  2. A small town in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. A river in Ontario, Canada, that flows into Lake Erie.
  4. Former name of Colorado River, Colorado, renamed in 1921.
  5. A river in Michigan, that flows into Lake Michigan.
  6. A river in Ohio, that flows into Lake Erie.
  7. Synonym of Neosho River in Oklahoma.
    Synonyms:
    Neosho River in Oklahoma
  8. A river in Iowa and Missouri, a tributary of the Missouri River.
  9. A river in South Dakota, a tributary of the Missouri River.
  10. A township in Adair County, Iowa.
  11. A minor city and township in Decatur County, Iowa.
  12. A township in Madison County, Iowa.
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  1. A township in Wayne County, Iowa.
  2. A township in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  3. A township in Bates County, Missouri.
  4. An inactive township in Cass County, Missouri.
  5. A township in Daviess County, Missouri.
  6. A township in DeKalb County, Missouri.
  7. A township in Bowman County, North Dakota.
  8. A village in Lake County, Ohio.

Synonyms of Grand River

  • Neosho River in Oklahoma

Origin of Grand River

(Churchill River): grand+river. Calque of Montagnais Mishta-shipu Literally, “Great River”. From mishta+shipu.

Words formed from Grand River

Questions about Grand River

What does Grand River mean?
Grand River means former name of Churchill River; Former name of Hamilton River; A river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
What part of speech is Grand River?
Grand River is a proper noun.

Words near Grand River in the dictionary

  1. Grand Rapidian
  2. Grand Rapidians
  3. Grand Rapids
  4. Grand Rapids disease
  5. Grand Ridge
  6. Grand River
  7. grand rounds
  8. grand salami
  9. grand salamis
  10. grand scheme
  11. grand scheme of things

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