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Mackenzie

Mackenzie¹ definition

Mac·ken·zie (mə ken′zē)

Mackenzie, Sir Alexander 1763?-1820; Cdn. explorer, born in Scotland
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Mackenzie, William Lyon (lī′ən) 1795-1861; Cdn. journalist & insurgent leader, born in Scotland

Mackenzie² definition

Mac·ken·zie (mə ken′zē)

river in W Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing from the Great Slave Lake northwest into the Beaufort Sea: 2,635 mi (4,241 km)
former district of Northwest Territories, Canada

Etymology: after Sir Alexander Mackenzie

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