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Name Entomologies of Canadian Provinces

Based on the language and entomology name the Canadian provinces and territories that they are referring to.
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Last updated: November 12, 2021
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Language
Meaning
Province/Territory
Latin/English
Combination of British rule and the name of the main drainage river in the region, itself referencing an Italian explorer
British Columbia
Gwichʼin
"White water river"
Yukon
English
Refers to the territory's relative position to Rupert's Land
Northwest Territories
Cree, Ojibwe, or Assiniboine
"Great Lake of the Prairie", in reference to the regions most important lake
Manitoba
Latin
Named for Queen Victoria's 4th daughter Princess Louise Caroline _____
Alberta
Latin
"New Scotland"
Nova Scotia
Algonquin, Mi'kmaq, or Ojibwe
"Where the river narrows", in reference to a point where the St. Lawrence river narrows
Quebec
Inuktitut
"Our land"
Nunavut
Cree
"Swift flowing river"
Saskatchewan
German
Named for a German region that was in union with Britain and Ireland
New Brunswick
Iroquoian or Wyandot
"Great lake", in reference to one of the Great Lakes
Ontario
Portugese
"new land" + the surname of a Portuguese explorer
Newfoundland
and Labrador
English
Named for the Duke of Kent and Strathearn,
Prince Edward Island
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