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Cowtown

name

Etymology

From cowtown, being the centre of the Canadian cattle industry.

Definitions

  1. Nickname for Calgary

    Nickname for Calgary: a major city in Alberta, Canada.

  2. A small town, a hick or backwards town.

  3. A town or city noted for its link to the cattle industry.

    • In July 1873 a St. Louis journalist visited Wichita and penned a colorful description of the frontier cowtown, the article appearing in the St. Louis Globe under the heading of “NEAR BRIMSTONE.”

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Derived

Cowtown

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA