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)
Kootenay in American English1
(ˈkutənˌeɪ)
noun
alt. sp. of
UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
Word origin
see Kootenay2
Kootenay in American English2
(ˈkutənˌeɪ)
1.
river flowing from SE British Columbia through Mont. & Ida. into Kootenay Lake, thence into the Columbia River: 407 mi (655 km)
: also, in the U.S., sp. ˈKooteˌnai
2.
elongated lake in the valley of this river, SE British Columbia: 168 sq mi (435 sq km)