"Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Calque of Blackfoot Estipah-skikikini-kots. From being a location where Blackfoot hunters would send bison to fall off a cliff, dying in large numbers, and collect their dead prey. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|bla|Estipah-skikikini-kots}} Calque of Blackfoot Estipah-skikikini-kots Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump}} Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
  1. A cliff in the Rocky Mountains of the province of Alberta in Canada; that is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Wikipedia link: en:Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Synonyms: Head-Smashed-In [short-form] Hypernyms: buffalo jump Translations (Translations): Estipah-skikikini-kots (Blackfoot)
    Sense id: en-Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump-en-name-WOmHTx3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Blackfoot translations

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