Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hudson bay

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
hud-son bay
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer.

Inflected Forms

Phrases

Hudson Bay pine Hudson Bay sable

Questions

What does hudson bay mean?
A gulf officially in Nunavut, but also surrounded by Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Canada, a southern extension of the Arctic Ocean. A large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada.
Where does hudson bay come from?
From Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer.

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