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Pile of Bones

Pile of Bones proper noun: former name of Regina (capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada).

Proper noun

Pile of Bones

  1. Former name of Regina (capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada).

Origin of Pile of Bones

Calque of Cree Oskana kâ-asatêki (“the place where bones are piled”)

Questions about Pile of Bones

What does Pile of Bones mean?
Pile of Bones means former name of Regina (capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada).
What part of speech is Pile of Bones?
Pile of Bones is a proper noun.

Words near Pile of Bones in the dictionary

  1. pile drivers
  2. pile foundation
  3. pile foundations
  4. pile in
  5. pile it high, sell it cheap
  6. Pile of Bones
  7. pile of crap
  8. pile of cunt
  9. pile of poo
  10. pile of shame
  11. pile of shit

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