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saint lawrence river

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
sain-t lawrence riv-er
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large river in Canada, connecting the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Etymology

From Saint Lawrence + river. Calque of French fleuve Saint-Laurent. From Middle French Fleuve sainct Laurens. Named after Roman martyr Saint Lawrence. Coined by French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604. In turn named after the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, itself coined by another French explorer, Jacques Cartier, which lies at the mouth of the river. That bay was named for being discovered on the Feast Day of Saint Lawrence, 10 August 1535.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the Saint Lawrence River (canonical) St. Lawrence River (alternative) Saint-Lawrence River (alternative) St.-Lawrence River (alternative) St-Lawrence River (alternative)

Questions

What does saint lawrence river mean?
A large river in Canada, connecting the Great Lakes with the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Where does saint lawrence river come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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