Lesser Slave Lake

proper noun

A lake in Alberta, Canada; one of the largest lakes in Alberta.

OriginFrench Esclave ← Cree awokanek →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A lake in Alberta, Canada; one of the largest lakes in Alberta.

Origin

  1. Creeawokanek“slaves”
  2. FrenchEsclave
  3. EnglishLesser Slave Lake

From being the smaller of the two former Slave Lakes, two extremely large lakes. From being named after the Slavey people, from French Esclave, from esclave (“slave”), from Cree awokanek (“slaves”), from being a Cree exonym for the Slavey people, known among themselves as the Sahtu or Dene Tha'.

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

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Chicago

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