Hudson's Bay Company
noun
a company chartered in England in 1670 to carry on fur trading with the Indians in North America.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company
noun
an English company chartered in 1670 to trade in all parts of North America drained by rivers flowing into Hudson Bay
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