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plains of abraham

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
plain-s of abra-ham
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A plain in Quebec city, Quebec, Canada; a riverside plain atop the escarpment at the edge of the Saint-Lawrence River

name

Ellipsis of Battle of the Plains of Abraham, an 1759 battle that resulted in the change in sovereignty of the colonial province of Canada, New France, from the French Crown to the British Crown; becoming the colonial province of Quebec, British North America (later the British colonial province of Canada, thence Dominion of Canada).

Etymology

Calque of French Plaines d'Abraham, from plaine + Abraham. Named after Scottish farmer, fisherman and river pilot Abraham Martin, who immigrated to New France from Scotland; the landowner whose field occupied a part of the clifftop plain, along with the military drill field, outside the fortress and city walls.

Synonyms

Battle of Quebec

Questions

What does plains of abraham mean?
A plain in Quebec city, Quebec, Canada; a riverside plain atop the escarpment at the edge of the Saint-Lawrence River
Where does plains of abraham come from?
Calque of French Plaines d'Abraham, from plaine + Abraham. Named after Scottish farmer, fisherman and river pilot Abraham Martin, who immigrated to New France from Scotland; the landowner whose field occupied a part of the clifftop plain, along with the military drill field, outside the fortress and city walls.

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