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Churchill River
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English
Etymology
en Churchill+en river. en 1965 Joey Smallwood. From being a river named in honour of en Sir Winston Churchill, by Newfoundland premier Joey Smallwood, renamed along with the waterfall situated along it, just prior to the commencement of the hydroelectric project at the falls; renaming it from en Hamilton River, itself renamed from en Grand River, derived from the Innu name of the river, moe Mishtashipu.
Proper noun
1 Churchill River
en river r/Labrador p/Newfoundland and Labrador c/Canada containing waterfall/Churchill Falls.
Synonyms
en Grand River<ll:former name> Hamilton River<ll:former name> Mishtashipu,Mishta-shipu<qq:borrowed from Innu> Patshishetshunau-shipu<qq:from Innu>