Athabasca

English Alternative forms en Athabaska Etymology From en cwd -/en cr Ahđapaskâw.2021 Northern Dene Astronomical and Sky-related Knowledge: A Comparative Anthropological Study Chris M. Cannon 12 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska Compare to crk ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑯᐢᑳᐤ there are many reeds or cr ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑳᐤ it is full of reeds, from cr ᐋᓂᐢᑯᐘᐢᑿ reeds, bullrushes. Doublet of Arthabaska, Quebec, from abe awabaska place of bushes and reeds. The Cree name originally applied to the lake, and the river delta (the world's largest inland freshwater delta) and was borrowed into French and English by fur traders. The river was named by extension, and the town's name is clipping of "Athabasca Landing". The Cree name for the town is cr ᑲᐹᐏᓂᕁ portage, landing, disembarkation. Proper noun en lake p/Alberta c/Canada. en river p/Alberta c/Canada which flows into Lake Athabasca. en town p/Alberta c/Canada on the Athabasca River. Formerly "Athabasca Landing" Synonyms lake en Lake Athabasca / en Lake Athabaska river en Athabasca River / en Athabaska River town en Athabasca Landing / en Athabaska Landing Derived terms en Athabasca County Athabasca oil sands Athabasca tar sands athabascaite Athabascan Descendants mul athabascae References