English Explanatory Dictionary

Cowtown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Nickname for Calgary: a major city in Alberta, Canada.
noun
  1. A small town, a hick or backwards town.
  2. A town or city noted for its link to the cattle industry.

Pronunciation

En-au-Cowtown.ogg

Word forms

Cowtown cowtowns

Etymology

From cowtown, being the centre of the Canadian cattle industry.

Synonyms

hicktown hicksville Woop Woop one-horse town

Derived words

Cowtown
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