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Sturgeon River

Sturgeon River proper noun: a river in Alberta, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River and namesake of Sturgeon County.

sturgeon river: a river in Alberta, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River and namesake of Sturgeon County
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Proper noun

Sturgeon River

  1. A river in Alberta, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River and namesake of Sturgeon County.
  2. A river in Manitoba and Ontario, a tributary of the Echoing River.
  3. A river in Kenora District, Ontario, a tributary of the English River.
  4. A river in Kenora District and Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a tributary of the Marchington River.
  5. A short river in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, that flows into Lake Superior.
  6. A river in Timiskaming District, etc., Ontario, that flows into Lake Nipissing.
  7. A river in Simcoe County, Ontario, that flows into Georgian Bay.
  8. A river in Kings County, Prince Edward Island.
  9. A river in central Saskatchewan, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
  10. A river in Delta County, Michigan, that flows into Big Bay de Noc.
  11. A river in Houghton County, Michigan, that flows into Portage Lake.
  12. A river in Cheboygan County, Michigan, that flows into Burt Lake.
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  1. A river in Dickinson County, Michigan, a tributary of the Menominee River.
  2. A river in Koochiching County, Minnesota, a tributary of the Big Fork River.
  3. A river in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, a tributary of the Little Fork River.
  4. An unorganized territory in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.

Origin of Sturgeon River

Most rivers, if not all, were named for the presence of sturgeon, the fish.

Questions about Sturgeon River

What does Sturgeon River mean?
Sturgeon River means a river in Alberta, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River and namesake of Sturgeon County.
What part of speech is Sturgeon River?
Sturgeon River is a proper noun.

Words near Sturgeon River in the dictionary

  1. sturgeon
  2. Sturgeon Bay
  3. Sturgeon County
  4. sturgeon moon
  5. sturgeon moons
  6. Sturgeon River
  7. Sturgeon's law
  8. Sturgeonite
  9. sturgeonlike
  10. sturgeons
  11. Sturges

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