mackenzie

Definition of Mackenzie in English :

Noun

1. mackenzie, sir alexander mackenzie

Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)

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2. mackenzie, mackenzie river

a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

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noun

a river in NW Canada, in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, flowing northwest from Great Slave Lake to the Beaufort Sea: the longest river in Canada; navigable in summer. Length: 1770 km (1100 miles)

noun

1.

Sir Alexander. ?1755–1820, Scottish explorer and fur trader in Canada. He explored the Mackenzie River (1789) and was the first European to cross America north of Mexico (1793)

2.

Alexander. 1822–92, Canadian statesman; first Liberal prime minister (1873–78)

3.

Sir Compton. 1883–1972, English author. His works include Sinister Street (1913–14) and the comic novel Whisky Galore (1947)

4.

Sir Thomas. 1854–1930, New Zealand statesman born in Scotland: prime minister of New Zealand (1912)

5.

William Lyon. 1795–1861, Canadian journalist and politician, born in Scotland. He led an unsuccessful rebellion against the oligarchic Family Compact (1837)

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1.

Sir Alexander1763?-1820; Cdn. explorer, born in Scotland

2.

ˈWilliam Lyon (ˈlaɪən ) ; līˈən) 1795-1861; Cdn. journalist & insurgent leader, born in Scotland

1.

river in W Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing from the Great Slave Lake northwest into the Beaufort Sea: 2,635 mi (4,241 km)

2.

former district of Northwest Territories, Canada

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Scottish-born Canadian politician who was the first Liberal prime minister of Canada (1873-1878). He established the Supreme Court of Canada and reformed the electoral system.

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