Moose Jaw

English Etymology Corruption of the Cree term through Anglicization by substitution of similar sounding English-language words, and being a riverside location; becoming en Moose Jaw Bone Creek, former name of the en Moose Jaw River, from the Cree "moscâstani". From en cr 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 en Moose Jaw River and en Thunder Creek. The town is named after the river, in turn, named for the overwintering camp where the town is now located. Proper noun Moose Jaw en city in the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161, p/Saskatchewan c/Canada. en rural municipality p/Saskatchewan c/Canada. en Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw No. 161 Rural Municipality No. 161 Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw Moose Jaw No. 161 en Moose Jaw River river p/Saskatchewan c/Canada. en Moose Jaw Bone Creek Moose Jaw River Moose Jaw Creek Moose Jaw Bone River Moose Jawbone River Moose Jawbone Creek A derisive nickname for U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the 1930s and 1940s. en 1950 William L. Shirer The Traitor 171 "Hell, from what I hear," Hughes insisted, "the place is full of them. Starting with old Moose-jaw and his White House gang. And since June twenty-second they've been hell-bent to get us into this foreign war." Derived terms en Moose Javian Descendants fr Moose Jaw 1 Translations Moose Jaw, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada French: fr Moose Jaw Korean: ko 무스조 museujo Moose Jaw rural municipality French: fr Moose Jaw Korean: ko 무스조 museujo en Nicknames for individuals French Etymology fr en Moose Jaw. From fr cr moscâstani-sîpiy. Pronunciation [oo:ou,se:s_,J:Dj,aw:ŏ] Proper noun 1 fr town municipality/Moose Jaw p/Saskatchewan c/Canada Moose Jaw fr rural municipality p/Saskatchewan c/Canada Moose Jaw