Grande Prairie

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Canada, General American, with Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ɡɹænd ˈpɹɛɹi/ [ɡɹæm ˈpɹɛɹi]
• Homophone: Grand Prairie

Proper noun

Grande Prairie

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

Translations

city in Alberta, Canada

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大草原城 (daai⁶ cou² jyun⁴ sing⁴)

  Mandarin: 大草原城 (Dàcǎoyuánchéng)

• French: Grande Prairie
• Korean: 그랜드프레리 (geuraendeupeureri)
• Marathi: ग्रँड प्रेरी (grĕṇḍa prerī)

Further reading

• Grande Prairie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia