Meanings
proper noun
- historicalA former territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and now mainly a part of Canada.
Synonyms: Prince Rupert's Land
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, and now mainly a part of Canada.
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Origin
Named after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I and the first Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Terre de Rupert
- Terre de Ruperthistorical British territory
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Rupert's Land. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rupert's%20Land
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“Rupert's Land.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rupert's%20Land. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rupert's Land,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rupert's%20Land.
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