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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

A red deer stag bellows during the autumn rut at Bradgate Park, as captured by Miss Smart from a safe distance.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

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

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2024

Human land use, on the other hand, led to an increase in red deer density.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 10, 2024

Fa’s knife was beautiful and deadly, with a blade of banded blue slate shaped like a willow leaf, and a haft of red deer antler that was bound with elk sinew for a better grip.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The agreement was ratified after positive votes from members at Stellantis facilities in Windsor, Brampton, Etobicoke, Mississauga and Red Deer.

From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2023

The Parks Canada agency received an alert from a GPS device in the park’s Red Deer River valley Friday evening that indicated a bear attack was happening, agency spokeswoman Natalie Fay said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 2, 2023

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

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

He told her about the Red Deer corpse, and finding the third part of the Nanuak.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver