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Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay proper noun: a gulf officially in Nunavut, but also surrounded by Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Canada, a southern extension of the Arctic Ocean. A large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada.

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Proper noun

Hudson Bay

  1. A gulf officially in Nunavut, but also surrounded by Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Canada, a southern extension of the Arctic Ocean. A large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada.
    • Don’t be so darn foolish. It’s the calm afore the storm, Winslow. She were a gentle westerly wind yer cursin’. Only feels roughly ‘cause you don’t know nothin’ bout nothin’ and there ain’t no trees on this here rock like your Hudson Bay bush. Nor’Easterly wind’ll come soon a-blowin’ like Gabriel’s...2019, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, The Lighthouse (motion picture), spoken by Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe)
  2. A town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, previously named Hudson Bay Junction, a railway junction for a line to Hudson Bay.
  3. A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394, which surrounds the Saskatchewan town.

Hudson Bay meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam

Hudson Bay in Hindi

Canadian sea
हडसन खाड़ी haḍsan khāṛī

Hudson Bay in Tamil

Canadian sea
அட்சன் விரிகுடா aṭcaṉ virikuṭā

Hudson Bay in Bengali

Canadian sea
হাডসন উপসাগর haḍośon upośagor

Hudson Bay in Malayalam

Canadian sea
ഹഡ്സൺ ഉൾക്കടൽ haḍsaṇ uḷkkaṭal
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Hudson Bay in Punjabi
ਹਡਸਨ ਬੇਅ haḍsan bea
Hudson Bay in Arabic
خَلِيج هَدْسُون ḵalīj hadsūn
Hudson Bay in Malay
Teluk Hudson
Hudson Bay in Indonesian
Teluk Hudson
Hudson Bay in Persian
خلیج هادسون xalij hâdsun
Hudson Bay in Thai
อ่าวฮัดสัน àao-hát-sǎn
Hudson Bay in Vietnamese
vịnh Hudson
Hudson Bay in Myanmar
ဟဒ်ဆန် ပင်လယ်အော် hadhcan panglaiau

Forms of Hudson Bay

alternative formHudson's Bay

Origin of Hudson Bay

From Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer.

Words formed from Hudson Bay

Questions about Hudson Bay

What does Hudson Bay mean?
Hudson Bay means a gulf officially in Nunavut, but also surrounded by Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Canada, a southern extension of the Arctic Ocean. A large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada.
What is Hudson Bay in Hindi?
Hudson Bay in Hindi is हडसन खाड़ी (haḍsan khāṛī). See Hudson Bay meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hudson Bay?
Hudson Bay is a proper noun.

Words near Hudson Bay in the dictionary

  1. Hudon
  2. Hudons
  3. hudood
  4. huds
  5. Hudson
  6. Hudson Bay
  7. Hudson County
  8. Hudson Falls
  9. Hudson River
  10. Hudson Strait
  11. Hudson's Bay

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