Hudson Bay

proper noun

A gulf officially in Nunavut, but also surrounded by Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Canada, a southern extension of the Arctic Ocean. A large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hudson's Bay

  1. A gulf officially in Nunavut, but also surrounded by Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, Canada, a southern extension of the Arctic Ocean. A large body of saltwater in northeastern Canada.
    1 more example

    Don’t be so darn foolish. It’s the calm afore the storm, Winslow. She were a gentle westerly wind yer cursin’. Only feels roughly ‘cause you don’t know nothin’ bout nothin’ and there ain’t no trees on this here rock like your Hudson Bay bush. Nor’Easterly wind’ll come soon a-blowin’ like Gabriel’s horn. Best board up them signal house winders.

    2019, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, The Lighthouse (motion picture), spoken by Thomas Wake (Willem Dafoe)
  2. A town in east-central Saskatchewan, Canada, previously named Hudson Bay Junction, a railway junction for a line to Hudson Bay.
  3. A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Hudson Bay No. 394, which surrounds the Saskatchewan town.

Origin

From Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Hudsonbaai
  • HudsonbaaiCanadian sea
Arabic خَلِيج هَدْسُون
  • خَلِيج هَدْسُون (ḵalīj hadsūn)Canadian sea
Basque Hudson badia
  • Hudson badiaCanadian sea
Bengali হাডসন উপসাগর
  • হাডসন উপসাগর (haḍośon upośagor)Canadian sea
Bulgarian Хъдсънов залив
  • Хъдсънов залив (Hădsănov zaliv)Canadian sea
Catalan badia de Hudson
  • badia de HudsonCanadian sea
Chinese Mandarin 哈德森灣 /哈德森湾, 哈德遜灣 /哈德逊湾
  • 哈德森灣 /哈德森湾 (Hādésēn Wān)Canadian sea
  • 哈德遜灣 /哈德逊湾 (Hādéxùn Wān)Canadian sea
  • 哈得孫灣 /哈得孙湾 (Hādésūn Wān)Canadian sea
Czech Hudsonův záliv
  • Hudsonův zálivCanadian sea
Danish Hudsonbugten
  • HudsonbugtenCanadian sea
Dutch Hudsonbaai
  • HudsonbaaiCanadian sea
Esperanto Hudsona Golfo
  • Hudsona GolfoCanadian sea
Estonian Hudsoni laht
  • Hudsoni lahtCanadian sea
Finnish Hudsoninlahti
  • HudsoninlahtiCanadian sea
French baie d'Hudson
  • baie d'HudsonCanadian sea
German Hudson Bay
  • Hudson BayCanadian sea
Greek κόλπος Χάντσον
  • κόλπος Χάντσον (kólpos Chántson)Canadian sea
Hebrew מפרץ הדסון
  • מפרץ הדסון (mifráts hádsun)Canadian sea
Hindi हडसन खाड़ी
  • हडसन खाड़ी (haḍsan khāṛī)Canadian sea
Hungarian Hudson-öböl
  • Hudson-öbölCanadian sea
Icelandic Hudsonflói
  • HudsonflóiCanadian sea
Indonesian Teluk Hudson
  • Teluk HudsonCanadian sea
Irish Bá Hudson
  • Bá HudsonCanadian sea
Italian baia di Hudson
  • baia di HudsonCanadian sea
Japanese ハドソン湾
  • ハドソン湾 (Hadoson-wan)Canadian sea
Korean 허드슨만
  • 허드슨만 (heodeuseunman)Canadian sea
Latvian Hudzona līcis
  • Hudzona līcisCanadian sea
Lithuanian Hadsono įlanka
  • Hadsono įlankaCanadian sea
Malay Teluk Hudson
  • Teluk HudsonCanadian sea
Norwegian Bokmål Hudsonbukta
  • HudsonbuktaCanadian sea
Persian خلیج هادسون
  • خلیج هادسون (xalij hâdsun)Canadian sea
Polish Zatoka Hudsona
  • Zatoka HudsonaCanadian sea
Portuguese Baía de Hudson
  • Baía de HudsonCanadian sea
Punjabi ਹਡਸਨ ਬੇਅ
  • ਹਡਸਨ ਬੇਅ (haḍsan bea)Canadian sea
Romanian Golful Hudson
  • Golful HudsonCanadian sea
Russian Гудзо́нов зали́в
  • Гудзо́нов зали́в (Gudzónov zalív)Canadian sea
Slovak Hudsonov záliv
  • Hudsonov zálivCanadian sea
Spanish bahía de Hudson
  • bahía de HudsonCanadian sea
Swedish Hudsonbukten
  • HudsonbuktenCanadian sea
Tamil அட்சன் விரிகுடா
  • அட்சன் விரிகுடா (aṭcaṉ virikuṭā)Canadian sea
Thai อ่าวฮัดสัน
  • อ่าวฮัดสัน (àao-hát-sǎn)Canadian sea
Turkish Hudson Körfezi
  • Hudson KörfeziCanadian sea
Ukrainian Гудзо́нова зато́ка
  • Гудзо́нова зато́ка (Hudzónova zatóka)Canadian sea
Vietnamese vịnh Hudson
  • vịnh HudsonCanadian sea
Welsh Bae Hudson
  • Bae HudsonCanadian sea
Cite this entry
APA

Hudson Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hudson%20Bay

MLA

“Hudson Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hudson%20Bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hudson Bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hudson%20Bay.

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