Great Bear Lake

English

Etymology

Calque of Chipewyan Sahtú (“bear water”), from the grizzly bear, a large bear species.

Proper noun

Great Bear Lake

  1. A lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada, on the Arctic Circle; one of the largest lakes in the world and the largest lake entirely in Canada.

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