Cassiar
English
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Etymology
[edit]Corruption of Kaska. From Kaska. From the Kaska Dena, an Athabaskan-speaking First Nations group of the Dene, who live in the region of Northern British Columbia and Southern Yukon Territory.
Proper noun
[edit]Cassiar
- (historical) A ghost town in the Cassiar Mountains, Cassiar Land District, Northern Interior, Interior, Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
- (historical) A former provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada
- (historical) Ellipsis of Cassiar Country. A historical region in Mainland, British Columbia, British North America, British Empire
- Ellipsis of Cassiar Mountains. A mountain group in the Cassiar Land District, Northern Interior, Interior, British Columbia, Canada, named after the district.
- Synonyms: Cassiars, Cassiar Ranges
- Ellipsis of Cassiar Land District. A cadastral division in Northern Interior, Interior, Mainland, British Columbia, Canada, named after the historic Cassiar Country region
- Synonyms: Cassiar County, Cassiar District, Cassiar Country
- Ellipsis of Cassiar River. A river in the Cassiar Land District, Northern Interior, Interior, Mainland, British Columbia, Canada
Derived terms
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- English terms derived from Kaska
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Ghost towns in British Columbia
- en:Places in British Columbia
- en:Places in Canada
- English ellipses
- en:Historical and traditional regions
- en:Rivers in British Columbia
- en:Rivers in Canada