Great Slave Lake

proper noun

A lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada; one of the largest lakes in the world and the deepest lake in North America.

OriginFrench Esclave →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada; one of the largest lakes in the world and the deepest lake in North America.

Origin

  1. FrenchEsclave
  2. EnglishGreat Slave Lake

From being the larger of the two former Slave Lakes, from being named after the Slavey people, from French Esclave, from esclave (“slave”), from a Cree term for "slaves," used by the Cree as an exonym for the Slavey people.

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Translations

Chinese 大奴湖
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APA

Great Slave Lake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Slave%20Lake

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“Great Slave Lake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Slave%20Lake. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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