| 单词 | last best west |
| 释义 | > as lemmasLast Best West c. Canadian. Last Best West: (also with lower-case initials) the prairies of western Canada (forming the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba), used in comparison to the American West (now historical).The term was originally used in promotional literature to attract homesteaders. ΚΠ 1907 Goshen (Indiana) Weekly News-Times 17 Jan. 7/6 For pamphlet ‘Last Best West’, particulars as to rates, routes, best time to go and where to locate, apply to..W. H. Rogers..Canadian Government Agent. 1908 Canad. Mag. Apr. (Brit. Advertising section) 16 The Last Best West. Health, Liberty and Prosperity Awaits the Settler in the Prairie Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. 1990 H. Palmer & T. Palmer Alberta: New Hist. iii. 74 Many other immigrants were..becoming aware of the potential of the ‘last best west,’ North America's last agricultural frontier. 2011 F. W. Kaye Goodlands x. 207 The Great Plains was the Last Best West, the home of the bonanza farms, where golden wheat to feed the world would make everyone's fortune. < as lemmas |
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