Grande Prairie

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Grande Prairie

1. A city in the Peace River Valley, Alberta, Canada.
2. 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

Further reading

• Grande Prairie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia