Moose Jaw

Etymology
Corruption of the Cree term through Anglicization by substitution of similar sounding English-language words, and being a riverside location; becoming, former name of the , from the Cree "moscâstani". From, from the overwintering camp of the Cree in a river valley sheltered by the Couteau Plateau, at the confluence of the and. The town is named after the river, in turn, named for the overwintering camp where the town is now located.

Translations

 * French: Moose Jaw


 * French: Moose Jaw

Etymology
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