Great Slave Lake

English

Etymology

From being the larger of the two former Slave Lakes, from being named after the Slavey people, from French Esclave, from esclave (“slave”), from Cree term for slaves, from being a Cree exonym for the Slavey people.

Proper noun

Great Slave Lake

1. A lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada; one of the largest lakes in the world and the deepest lake in North America

Derived terms

• Great Slave
• Great Slave East

 

See also

• Esclave
• Great Slave
• Great Slave East
• Lesser Slave
• Lesser Slave Lake
• Lesser Slave River
• Slave
• Slave Lake
• Slave River
• Slavey