Grand River

English

Etymology

(Churchill River): grand+river. Calque of Montagnais Mishta-shipu Literally, “Great River”. From mishta+shipu.

Proper noun

Grand River

  1. (with the) Former name of Churchill River; Former name of Hamilton River; A river in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  2. A small town in Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. (with the) A river in Ontario, Canada, that flows into Lake Erie.
  4. (with the) A river in the United States:
    1. Former name of Colorado River, Colorado, renamed in 1921.
    2. A river in Michigan, that flows into Lake Michigan.
    3. A river in Ohio, that flows into Lake Erie.
    4. Synonym of Neosho River in Oklahoma.
    5. A river in Iowa and Missouri, a tributary of the Missouri River.
    6. A river in South Dakota, a tributary of the Missouri River.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A township in Adair County, Iowa.
    2. A minor city and township in Decatur County, Iowa.
    3. A township in Madison County, Iowa.
    4. A township in Wayne County, Iowa.
    5. A township in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    6. A township in Bates County, Missouri.
    7. An inactive township in Cass County, Missouri.
    8. A township in Daviess County, Missouri.
    9. A township in DeKalb County, Missouri.
    10. A township in Bowman County, North Dakota.
    11. A village in Lake County, Ohio.

Derived terms

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