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grande prairie

/ɡɹænd ˈpɹɛɹi/ [ɡɹæm ˈpɹɛɹi]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
grande prairie
IPA
/ɡɹænd ˈpɹɛɹi/ [ɡɹæm ˈpɹɛɹi]
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

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

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡɹænd ˈpɹɛɹi/ [ɡɹæm ˈpɹɛɹi]

Homonyms

Grand Prairie

Questions

How do you pronounce grande prairie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹænd ˈpɹɛɹi/ [ɡɹæm ˈpɹɛɹi].
What does grande prairie mean?
A city in the Peace River Valley, Alberta, Canada.
Where does grande prairie come from?
Named after the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) trading outpost of La Grande Prairie.

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