"Rupert's Land" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɹuːpɚts ˌlænd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rupert's Land.wav
Etymology: Named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I and the first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. Etymology templates: {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Prince Rupert of the Rhine}} Prince Rupert of the Rhine, {{named-after|en|Prince Rupert of the Rhine|wplink=Prince Rupert of the Rhine}} Named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Rupert's Land}} Rupert's Land
  1. (historical) A former territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and now mainly a part of Canada. Tags: historical Synonyms: Prince Rupert's Land Translations (historical British territory): Terre de Rupert [feminine] (French)
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