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Coppermine definition

Cop·per·mine (käp′ər mīn′)

river in Nunavut & Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing northwest into the Arctic Ocean: 525 mi (845 km)

Etymology: for the copper in the region

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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