Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A tributary of the Portland Canal, in northwestern British Columbia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A tributary of the Fraser River, British Columbia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A river in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A small river in Langley district municipality, British Columbia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A tributary of Shuswap Lake in the Shuswap region, British Columbia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A river on Moresby Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago, British Columbia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A river in New Brunswick.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A river and unincorporated community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A small rural community of Digby County, Nova Scotia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A small community in Richmond County, Nova Scotia.
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A number of rivers and communities in Canada:
A river in Ontario.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
Several rivers in Alaska.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A tributary of the Klamath River, in western Siskiyou County, California.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A tributary of the Connecticut River in Connecticut.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A long tributary of the Snake River in Idaho, at 425 miles the longest river of this name in the United States.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A tributary of Lake Ontario, in upstate New York.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A small tributary of Lake Champlain, in far northern New York, south of Plattsburgh.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A tributary of the Sandy River in Clackamas County, Oregon.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A coastal river mostly in Lincoln County, Oregon.
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A number of rivers in the United States:
A tributary of the Queets River in Washington.
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noun
A river frequented by salmon, particularly as young fish, and as adults for spawning. These rivers are also popular for fishing.
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a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Salmon
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Broader terms: river
History
Many of the rivers are named for the presence of salmon.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
