Kootenay

or Koo·te·nai, Ku·te·nay, Ku·te·nai

[ koot-n-ey, -n-ee ]

/ ˈkut nˌeɪ, -nˌi /

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noun

a river flowing from SW Canada through NW Montana and N Idaho, swinging back into Canada to the Columbia River. 400 miles (645 km) long.

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Words nearby Kootenay

Kooning, Koopmans, Koord, koori, kootchar, Kootenay, Kootenay Lake, kop, kopeck, Kopeisk, kopfring

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How to use Kootenay in a sentence

With its expansions, the narrow and deep Arrow lakes, it is an important waterway in the Kootenay region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
Got wind of him at Calgary, followed up the clue past Morleyville, then along the Kootenay trail.
Corporal Cameron|Ralph Connor
"Jolly little girl," said the Inspector, as they turned from the railway tote road down the coulee into the Kootenay trail.
Corporal Cameron|Ralph Connor
"An' his big feet, an' his soft throat, an' the clumsy thickness of his belly," interrupted the Kootenay man.
Kazan|James Oliver Curwood

Just below the point where the Kootenay River breaks out of the lake is the little hamlet of Proctor.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall

British Dictionary definitions for Kootenay

Kootenay

Kootenai

/ (ˈkuːtəniː, ˈkuːtneɪ) /

noun

a river in W North America, rising in SE British Columbia and flowing south into NW Montana, then north into Idaho before re-entering British Columbia, broadening into Kootenay Lake, then flowing to the Columbia River. Length: 655 km (407 miles)

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