"Plains of Abraham" meaning in English

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Proper name

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. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|Plaines d'Abraham}} Calque of French Plaines d’Abraham, {{m|fr|plaine + Abraham}} plaine + Abraham, {{named-after/list|farmer|fisherman|river pilot||}} farmer, fisherman and river pilot, {{lang|en|Abraham Martin}} Abraham Martin, {{named-after|en|Abraham Martin|nat=Scottish|occ=farmer|occ2=fisherman|occ3=river pilot}} Named after Scottish farmer, fisherman and river pilot Abraham Martin Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Plains of Abraham
  1. A plain in Quebec city, Quebec, Canada; a riverside plain atop the escarpment at the edge of the Saint-Lawrence River Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Quebec
    Sense id: en-Plains_of_Abraham-en-name-Sc89PLJW
  2. 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) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Battle of the Plains of Abraham (extra: 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)) Synonyms: Battle of Quebec Translations (battle): Bataille des Plaines d’Abraham (French)
    Sense id: en-Plains_of_Abraham-en-name-76HlHi6H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'battle': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (plain): Plaines d’Abraham (French)
Disambiguation of 'plain': 55 45

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