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Rupert's Land
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English
Etymology
en Prince Rupert of the Rhine Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I and the first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹuːpɚts ˌlænd/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Rupert's Land.wav Southern England
Proper noun
Rupert's Land
en historical A former territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and now mainly a part of Canada.
en Prince Rupert's Land
Translations
historical British territory
French: fr Terre de Rupert f
en Former dependent territories History of Canada