Rat Portage

proper noun

A former town in northern Ontario, Canada, near the border with Manitoba; modern Kenora.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A former town in northern Ontario, Canada, near the border with Manitoba; modern Kenora.

Origin

Named after the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) fur trading post: rat referred to muskrats.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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