"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 du Chien 0

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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

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