"Grand River" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: (Churchill River): grand+river. Calque of Montagnais Mishta-shipu Literally, “Great River”. From mishta+shipu. Etymology templates: {{sense|Churchill River}} (Churchill River):, {{l|en|grand}} grand, {{l|en|river}} river, {{calque|en|moe|Mishta-shipu}} Calque of Montagnais Mishta-shipu, {{m-g|Great River}} “Great River”, {{lit|Great River}} Literally, “Great River”, {{m|moe|mishta+shipu}} mishta+shipu Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Grand River}} Grand River
  1. Former name of Churchill River.; Former name of Hamilton River.; A river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Wikipedia link: en:Grand River Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Newfoundland and Labrador, Rivers in Canada, Rivers in Newfoundland and Labrador Derived forms: Grand Falls
    Sense id: en-Grand_River-en-name-LBKr-ezM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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