Palliser triangle
/ˌpalɪsə ˈtrʌɪaŋɡl/ /ˌpalɪsə ˈtrʌɪəŋɡl/(also Palliser's triangle)
noun
(An unofficial name for) the semi-arid roughly triangular area of the Canadian prairies, comprising the southern parts of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Origin
1930s. From the name of John Palliser, Irish-born Canadian geographer and explorer, who surveyed the area for the British Colonial Office and the Royal Geographical Society between 1857 and 1860 + triangle. In β form from the genitive of Palliser + triangle.
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- inland
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- inland navigation
- inland revenue
- inland sea
- in large measure (or part)
- in-law
- in lay
- inlay
- inlayer
- in layman's terms
- in league
- in (less than) no time
- inlet
- inlier
- in-line
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- in line for
- in-liner
- in-line skater
- in-line skates
- in-line skating
- in little