Grande Prairie

English

Etymology

Named after the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading outpost of La Grande Prairie.

Proper noun

Grande Prairie

A city in the Peace River Valley, Alberta, Canada.
The County of Grande Prairie No. 1, a municipal district in north-west Alberta, which surrounds the city.

Translations

city in Alberta, Canada

Chinese:
Cantonese: 大草原城 (daai⁶ cou² jyun⁴ sing⁴)

Mandarin: 大草原城 (Dàcǎoyuánchéng)
French: Grande Prairie
Marathi: ग्रँड प्रेरी (grĕṇḍa prerī)

Further reading

Grande Prairie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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