"Powell River" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Powell River}} Powell River
  1. A river in Powell River, Powell River, Regional District of Powell River, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada, whose source is Powell Lake, and whose mouth is on the Salish Sea; Both the river and its source, the lake, are named for Israel Wood Powell, 19th-century Commissioner of Indian Affairs for British Columbia. Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Canada, Places in Canada, Rivers in British Columbia, Canada, Rivers in Canada Synonyms: Powell, River Powell
    Sense id: en-Powell_River-en-name-Ok~KIeTz
  2. A city and municipality on the Powell River, Regional District of Powell River, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. Categories (place): Cities in British Columbia, Canada, Cities in Canada, Municipalities of Canada, Places in British Columbia, Canada, Places in Canada
    Sense id: en-Powell_River-en-name-6NOZzg25
  3. Ellipsis of the City of Powell River: a district municipality of the Regional District of Powell River, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: the City of Powell River (extra: a district municipality of the Regional District of Powell River, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada) Categories (place): Municipalities of Canada, Places in British Columbia, Canada, Places in Canada
    Sense id: en-Powell_River-en-name-Pz1BqIdm Categories (other): Ellipses of places
  4. Ellipsis of Powell River Regional District, former name of the qathet Regional District: a regional district of British Columbia, Canada. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Powell River Regional District (extra: a regional district of British Columbia, Canada), former name of the qathet Regional District (extra: a regional district of British Columbia, Canada) Categories (place): Districts of Canada, Places in British Columbia, Canada, Places in Canada Synonyms: Regional District of Powell River, Powell River Regional District, qathet Regional District, Regional District of qathet, qathet
  5. A river in Tennessee and Virginia, of United States, a tributary of Clinch River, that feeds the Tennessee River; Named for 18th-century explorer Ambrose Powell, who was on the expedition that explored the river. Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Tennessee, USA, Rivers in Virginia, USA, Rivers in the United States Synonyms: Powell, River Powell, Powell's River Coordinate_terms: Powell Valley, Powell's Valley
    Sense id: en-Powell_River-en-name-A5BVbSzs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 9 10 21 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 9 9 21 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 9 8 20 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: City of Powell River, Powell River Regional District, Powell River Valley, Regional District of Powell River
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