Canadian Cities with Indigenous Etymologies

The language of origin and definition will be given.

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Language of Origin	Definition	Answer
Algonquin	"trade"	Ottawa
Algonquin	"where the river narrows"	Québec (City)
Halkomelem	"red fish up the river"	Coquitlam
Halkomelem	"gathering place"	Nanaimo
Innu (Montagnais)	"Mi'kmaq land"	Miramichi
Innu (Montagnais)	"where water flows out"	Saguenay
Inuktitut	"place of many fish"	Iqaluit

Language of Origin	Definition	Answer
Inuvialuktun	"it looks like a caribou"	Tuktoyaktuk
Mohawk	"place where trees stand in water"	Toronto
Ojibwe	"person of the large river mouth"	Mississauga
Ojibwe	"cross"	Oshawa
Okanagan	"male grizzly bear"	Kelowna
Shuswap	"meeting of the rivers"	Kamloops
Western Cree	"muddy water"	Winnipeg

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