Red Deer

See also: red deer

English

Etymology

Translation of Cree ᐘᐢᑲᓲ ᓰᐱᕀ (waskasoo siipiy, “elk creek”), mistranslated by British fur traders as "red deer river" after mistaking elk for European red deer. The mistranslated name is used to name the river which served as the namesake for the original settlement.

Proper noun

Red Deer

  1. A city in Alberta, Canada, the centre of Red Deer County.

Derived terms
  • Red Deer County

Further reading
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