"Moose Jaw" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Corruption of the Cree term through Anglicization by substitution of similar sounding English-language words, and being a riverside location; becoming Moose Jaw Bone Creek, former name of the Moose Jaw River, from the Cree "moscâstani". From Cree moscâstani-sîpiy (“a warm place by the river”), from the overwintering camp of the Cree in a river valley sheltered by the Couteau Plateau, at the confluence of the Moose Jaw River and Thunder Creek. The town is named after the river, in turn, named for the overwintering camp where the town is now located. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cr|moscâstani-sîpiy|t=a warm place by the river}} Cree moscâstani-sîpiy (“a warm place by the river”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Moose Jaw}} Moose Jaw
  1. A city in the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Saskatchewan, Canada. Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Saskatchewan, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada Derived forms: Moose Javian Translations (Moose Jaw rural municipality): Moose Jaw (French), 무스조 (museujo) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-Moose_Jaw-en-name-Cmf-MjUh Disambiguation of 'Moose Jaw rural municipality': 58 19 22 1
  2. A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada, Rural municipalities of Saskatchewan, Canada Synonyms: Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, Rural Municipality No. 161, Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw No. 161
    Sense id: en-Moose_Jaw-en-name-OzXvNV~f
  3. A river in Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, Moose Jaw River. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Canada, Rivers in Canada, Rivers in Saskatchewan, Canada Synonyms: Moose Jaw Bone Creek, Moose Jaw River, Moose Jaw Creek, Moose Jaw Bone River, Moose Jawbone River, Moose Jawbone Creek
    Sense id: en-Moose_Jaw-en-name-t13wUzRL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Korean translations, Nicknames for individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 2 46 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 1 71 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 5 39 27 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 3 42 31 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 2 67 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 10 49 24 Disambiguation of Nicknames for individuals: 11 2 59 28
  4. A derisive nickname for U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s and 1940s.
    Sense id: en-Moose_Jaw-en-name--XBpXre-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada): Moose Jaw (French), 무스조 (museujo) (Korean)
Disambiguation of 'Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada': 39 21 39 1
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