Plains of Abraham in British English
noun
(functioning as singular)
a field in E Canada between Quebec City and the St Lawrence River: site of an important British victory (1759) in the Seven Years' War, which cost the French their possession of Canada
Plains of Abraham in American English
a plain near Quebec: site of a battle (1759) of the French and Indian War, in which the British under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm
Word origin
after Abraham Martin (1589-1664), an early settlerImage ofPlains of Abraham
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Word lists withPlains of Abraham
battle- familiar spirit
- familiar story
- familiar surroundings
- familiar theme
- familiar with
- families
- familism
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- sketch something out
- sketchy
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- sketted
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- skeuomorph
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- skeuomorphism
- skew
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- skewback