"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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie du Chien | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French exploration of North America
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCulturalInfluence |
French colonial
ⓘ
Native American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Wisconsin River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedBy | French explorers ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Mississippi River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | historic Midwestern settlement ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.