"Rat Portage" meaning in English

See Rat Portage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Named after the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fur trading post: rat referred to muskrats. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Rat Portage}} Rat Portage
  1. A former town in northern Ontario, Canada, near the border with Manitoba; modern Kenora Wikipedia link: Hudson's Bay Company, Rat Portage Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Rat_Portage-en-name-ahysGviF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Former settlements
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