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Eau Claire
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English
en <dab!>
en +, Wisconsin
en + River
Etymology
en fr Eau Claire. From en fr - fr eau water fr clair claire clear clear water. Equivalent of the English term en Clearwater.
Pronunciation
en /oʊ ˈklɛɚ/ 1
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Eau Claire.wav US
Proper noun
1
en number of places c/USA
en city/county seat co/Eau Claire County s/Wisconsin c/USA ; on the river:Suf/Eau Claire. Named after the river.
en 2021 Brandon Taylor Mass Filthy Animals Daunt Books Originals 157 He lived with a guy named Mike who was from near Eau Claire.
en Eau Claire River: en tributary riv/Chippewa River in s/Wisconsin c/USA. Named for its waters.
en Eau Claire County: en county s/Wisconsin c/USA Eau Claire. Named after the city, in turn named after the river, named for its waters.
en number of places c/Canada
en neighbourhood city/Calgary p/Alberta c/Canada. Named after the Eau Claire Sawmill from Wisconsin that opened at that location, itself named after the city and river in Wisconsin where the sawmill was founded.
Derived terms
en Eau Claire County Eau Claire River
French
fr
Etymology
fr eau claire water clear. clear water Equivalent of the English term en Clearwater.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Eau Claire f
fr number of places c/USA Eau Claire
fr city s/Wisconsin
fr ville d'Eau Claire Ville d'Eau Claire
fr county s/Wisconsin Eau Claire County
fr comté d'Eau Claire Comté d'Eau Claire
fr river s/Wisconsin Eau Claire River
fr rivière à l'Eau Claire Rivière à l'Eau Claire
fr number of places c/Canada
fr neighbourhood city/Calgary p/Alberta c/Canada Eau Claire
Descendants
en 1 Eau Claire