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Nechako

/nəˈt͡ʃækoʊ/

Nechako proper noun: a river that arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River.

Proper noun

Nechako

  1. A river that arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River.

Origin of Nechako

From its name in the indigenous Carrier language, meaning "big river".

Questions about Nechako

What does Nechako mean?
Nechako means a river that arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River.
What part of speech is Nechako?
Nechako is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nechako?
Nechako is pronounced /nəˈt͡ʃækoʊ/.

Words near Nechako in the dictionary

  1. necessity is the mother of invention
  2. necessity knows no law
  3. necessity money
  4. necessity moneys
  5. Nechaev
  6. Nechako
  7. Nechayev
  8. Neche
  9. Nechells
  10. Nechepurenko
  11. Neches

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