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  red deer

  noun

  a deer, Cervus elaphus, of Europe and Asia, having a reddish-brown summer coat.
• Red Deer
  Red Deer

  noun

  a city in S central Alberta, in W Canada.

red deer

¹ American  

noun

1. a deer, Cervus elaphus, of Europe and Asia, having a reddish-brown summer coat.

2. the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, in its summer coat.

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Red Deer ² American  

noun

1. a city in S central Alberta, in W Canada.

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Red Deer ¹ British  

noun

1. a town in S Alberta on the Red Deer River: trade centre for mixed farming, dairying region, and natural gas processing. Pop: 67 707 (2001)

2. a river in W Canada, in SW Alberta, flowing southeast into the South Saskatchewan River. Length: about 620 km (385 miles)

3. a river in W Canada, flowing east through Red Deer Lake into Lake Winnipegosis. Length: about 225 km (140 miles)

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red deer ² British  

noun

1. a large deer, Cervus elaphus , formerly widely distributed in the woodlands of Europe and Asia. The coat is reddish brown in summer and the short tail is surrounded by a patch of light-coloured hair

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Etymology

Origin of red deer

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Example Sentences

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As the day went on, we saw wild boar, red deer and a single nervous fox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Human remains, red deer antlers and charcoal are among the finds discovered at the site thanks to advanced radiocarbon analysis.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025

Most were made from fragments of red deer antler, although some were made from bone, including whale.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024

Only when the three predators wolf, lynx and bear occurred together in one area did the number of red deer decrease.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024

At this time of year, the Forest should be echoing with the bellows of rutting red deer, and the clash of their antlers as they fought for females.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Friday from a GPS device indicating a bear attack in the Red Deer River Valley, west of Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, according to a statement shared on Banff National Park’s Facebook page.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

An area closure around Red Deer and Panther valleys has been implemented and will remain in place until further notice, Parks Canada said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 1, 2023

Thursday’s evacuation of Yellowknife was by far the largest so far this year, said Ken McMullen, president of the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs and fire chief in Red Deer, Alberta.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

The copy of Red Deer, by Richard Jefferies, was taken out of Earlsdon Library in Coventry by the late Capt William Humphries in 1938.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2022

‘I was in the south. With the Red Deer Clan. I was learning Magecraft. Saeunn,’ he nodded at the old woman talking to the raven, ‘our Mage, she wanted me to go.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver