English Explanatory Dictionary

Peace River

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A river flowing NE in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada into the Slave River.
  2. A river in south-west Florida, United States, that flows into Charlotte Harbor.
name
  1. A town in northwest Alberta, Canada.
  2. A regional district in north-east British Columbia; in full, Peace River Regional District.

Word forms

Peace River the Peace River

Etymology

A reference to the truce by the Cree and the Dane-zaa (Beaver) peoples that made the river (then named Unchagah) the boundary between the conflicting First Nations. The town is originally named Peace River Crossing, after the river.

Synonyms

Unchagah Peace River Crossing
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