Moose Jaw
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English
Etymology
Corruption of the Cree term through Anglicization by substitution of similar sounding English-language words, and being a riverside location; becoming Moose Jaw Bone Creek, former name of the Moose Jaw River, from the Cree "moscâstani". From Cree moscâstani-sîpiy (“a warm place by the river”), from the overwintering camp of the Cree in a river valley sheltered by the Couteau Plateau, at the confluence of the Moose Jaw River and Thunder Creek. The town is named after the river, in turn, named for the overwintering camp where the town is now located.
Proper noun
- A city in the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
- Ellipsis of Moose Jaw River.; A river in Saskatchewan, Canada
Derived terms
Descendants
- French: Moose Jaw
Translations
Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Moose Jaw rural municipality
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Moose Jaw. From Cree moscâstani-sîpiy.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Moose Jaw (a town in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada)
- Moose Jaw (a rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada)