English Explanatory Dictionary

Muskoka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A regional municipality of Central Ontario, Ontario, Canada.

Word forms

Muskoka

Etymology

From Ojibwe: the region is named for the Ojibwe chief who resided there, Mesqua Ukie / Mesqua Ukee (whose name is said to mean "not easily turned back in the day of battle").

Related words

cottage country

Derived words

Muskoka chair Muskoka Lakes
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