Peace River

English

Etymology

A reference to the truce by the Cree and the Dane-zaa (Beaver) peoples that made the river (then named Unchagah) the boundary between the conflicting First Nations.

The town is originally named Peace River Crossing, after the river.

Proper noun

the Peace River

1. A river flowing NE in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada into the Slave River

   Synonym: (historical) Unchagah

Peace River

1. A town in northwest Alberta, Canada

   Synonym: (historical) Peace River Crossing

2. Peace River Regional District, a regional district in north-east British Columbia.

Translations

river in Canada

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮斯河 (zh) (Písīhé)

• French: Rivière-de-la-Paix
• Marathi: पीस नदी (pīs nadī)

Further reading

• Peace River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Peace River, Alberta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Peace River (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia