Medicine Hat

English

Etymology

Calque of Blackfoot saamis (“eagle-feather headdress worn by medicine men”)

Proper noun

Medicine Hat

  1. A city in Cypress, Alberta, Canada.
    Synonyms: Gas City, The Gas City
    • 2025 March 4, Eli J. Ridder, “Canada’s premiers taking ‘decisive action’ to eliminate internal trade barriers, Smith says”, in CHAT News Today‎[1]:
      Smith, speaking during a town hall in Medicine Hat Tuesday, said step one for the premiers was to agree to the federal government’s staggered countertariff plan targeting exports to the U.S. that Canada can easily get elsewhere.

Descendants

  • French: Medicine Hat

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Medicine Hat. From Blackfoot saamis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.di.sin hat/ ~ /me.di.sin hat/

Proper noun

Medicine Hat ?

  1. Medicine Hat (a city in Cypress, Alberta, Canada)
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