Palliser trianglen.

Brit.

/ˌpalᵻsə ˈtrʌɪaŋɡl/,

/ˌpalᵻsə ˈtrʌɪəŋɡl/, U.S.

/ˈpæləsər ˈtraɪˌæŋɡ(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1900s– Palliser triangle.

β. 1900s– Palliser's triangle.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Palliser , triangle n.

Etymology: < the name of John Palliser (1817–87), 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 n. In β form < the genitive of Palliser + triangle n.

(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.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > Canada > parts of

north-west1682

down east1817

Atlantic provinces1855

prairie province1873

prairie provinces1878

mainland1901

maritimes1926

Palliser triangle1934

Newfie1942

sand-hill1949

Near North1952

1863 J. Palliser Jrnl. 7 This central desert extends, however, but a short way into British territory, forming a triangle having for its base the 49th parallel from longitude 100° to 114°.]

1934 W. A. Mackintosh Prairie Settlement ii. 33 ‘Palliser's triangle’, when more minutely described, turns out to be an irregular pentagon.

1937 Beaver Mar. 51/1 The famous Palliser triangle (indicating the portions not suitable for cultivation) may be compared with a map recently published by a well-known statistical firm.

1952 D. F. Putnam Canad. Regions 368/2 In spite of the fact that it is an irregular, five-sided area, it is often referred to as ‘Palliser's triangle’.

1994 Equinox Aug. 49/1 My family and I moved to the Lost River Ranch, located near Mayberries, Alberta, one of the driest parts of the Palliser Triangle.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	palliser triangle
释义	Palliser trianglen. Brit. /ˌpalᵻsə ˈtrʌɪaŋɡl/, /ˌpalᵻsə ˈtrʌɪəŋɡl/, U.S. /ˈpæləsər ˈtraɪˌæŋɡ(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1900s– Palliser triangle. β. 1900s– Palliser's triangle. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Palliser , triangle n. Etymology: < the name of John Palliser (1817–87), 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 n. In β form < the genitive of Palliser + triangle n. (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. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > Canada > parts of north-west1682 down east1817 Atlantic provinces1855 prairie province1873 prairie provinces1878 mainland1901 maritimes1926 Palliser triangle1934 Newfie1942 sand-hill1949 Near North1952 1863 J. Palliser Jrnl. 7 This central desert extends, however, but a short way into British territory, forming a triangle having for its base the 49th parallel from longitude 100° to 114°.] 1934 W. A. Mackintosh Prairie Settlement ii. 33 ‘Palliser's triangle’, when more minutely described, turns out to be an irregular pentagon. 1937 Beaver Mar. 51/1 The famous Palliser triangle (indicating the portions not suitable for cultivation) may be compared with a map recently published by a well-known statistical firm. 1952 D. F. Putnam Canad. Regions 368/2 In spite of the fact that it is an irregular, five-sided area, it is often referred to as ‘Palliser's triangle’. 1994 Equinox Aug. 49/1 My family and I moved to the Lost River Ranch, located near Mayberries, Alberta, one of the driest parts of the Palliser Triangle. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1934
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