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lesser slave lake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
lesser slave lake
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lake in Alberta, Canada; one of the largest lakes in Alberta.

Etymology

From being the smaller of the two former Slave Lakes, two extremely large lakes. From being named after the Slavey people, from French Esclave, from esclave (“slave”), from Cree awokanek (“slaves”), from being a Cree exonym for the Slavey people, known among themselves as the Sahtu or Dene Tha'.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Esclave, awokanek

Phrases

Lesser Slave Lesser Slave River Great Slave Great Slave Lake Slave Lake Slave River

Frequently Paired Words

Esclave Great Slave Great Slave Lake Lake Lesser Lesser Slave Lesser Slave River Slave

Questions

What does lesser slave lake mean?
A lake in Alberta, Canada; one of the largest lakes in Alberta.
Where does lesser slave lake come from?
It is traced to French.

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