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Stony Plain

Stony Plain proper noun: a town in Alberta, Canada; the centre of Parkland County.

Proper noun

Stony Plain

  1. A town in Alberta, Canada; the centre of Parkland County.

Origin of Stony Plain

Uncertain, but two name origins exist: *The community is named after the Stoney (Nakoda) First Nations, who historically camped in the surrounding area, and; *According to Dr. James Hector, a geologist on the Palliser Expedition, the town is named after boulders in the area.

Questions about Stony Plain

What does Stony Plain mean?
Stony Plain means a town in Alberta, Canada; the centre of Parkland County.
What part of speech is Stony Plain?
Stony Plain is a proper noun.

Words near Stony Plain in the dictionary

  1. stony corals
  2. Stony Creek
  3. Stony Crossing
  4. Stony Head
  5. stony iron
  6. Stony Plain
  7. Stony Point
  8. Stony Rise
  9. Stony Stratford
  10. stony-broke
  11. stony-faced

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