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Grand Forks
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English
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Etymology
The area of the city in North Dakota was known as "Les Grandes Fourches" (The Grand Forks) by French fur traders, referring to the confluence of the Red River of the North and Red Lake River.
Proper noun
Grand Forks
en place c/USA:
en city/county seat co/Grand Forks County s/North Dakota. TopoZone: Grand Forks, North Dakota
en former town co/Shoshone County s/Idaho, destroyed by fire in 1910.
en twp co/Polk County s/Minnesota.
en city dist/Boundary Country r/West Kootenay p/British Columbia c/Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Granby River Granby and Kettle River Kettle Rivers.
en ghost town terr/Yukon c/Canada.
Derived terms
en East Grand Forks in Minnesota
en Grand Forks County
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