English Explanatory Dictionary

Nechako

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river that arises on the Nechako Plateau east of the Kitimat Ranges of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, and flows north toward Fort Fraser, then east to Prince George where it enters the Fraser River.

Pronunciation

/nəˈt͡ʃækoʊ/

Word forms

Nechako

Etymology

From its name in the indigenous Carrier language, meaning "big river".

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