"Prairie of the Dog" in French

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"Prairie of the Dog" in French is the literal translation of the name of Prairie du Chien, a historic Midwestern settlement whose French name reflects early French exploration and fur-trading influences in the region.

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"Prairie of the Dog" in French canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
associatedWith French exploration of North America ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence French colonial ⓘ
Native American ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
hasEtymology named during early French exploration of the region ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole frontier settlement ⓘ
fur trading center ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage French ⓘ
hasNameMeaning prairie of the dog ⓘ
hasToponymicOrigin French toponym ⓘ
isExampleOf French place names in the American Midwest ⓘ
isHistoric true ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
literalTranslationOfName Prairie of the Dog ⓘ
locatedIn Crawford County, Wisconsin ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
locatedNear Wisconsin River ⓘ
locatedOn Mississippi River ⓘ
namedBy French explorers ⓘ
partOf Upper Mississippi River Valley ⓘ
regionType historic Midwestern settlement ⓘ

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Prairie du Chien, Michigan Territory → nameMeaning → "Prairie of the Dog" in French ⓘ