Slave Lake

English

Etymology

From being a lake named after the Slavey people, from French Esclave, from esclave (“slave”), from Cree term for slaves, from being a Cree exonym for the Slavey people.

Proper noun

Slave Lake

1. Former name of Great Slave Lake.; A lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada
2. Former name of Lesser Slave Lake.; A lake in Alberta, Canada
3. A town in Lesser Slave, Alberta, Canada, on Lesser Slave Lake, at the head of Lesser Slave River

Derived terms

• Great Slave Lake
• Lesser Slave Lake
• Slave River