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slave river

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A major river in northwestern Canada that flows approximately 434 kilometers (270 miles) northward from the Peace-Athabasca Delta in northeastern Alberta into Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, forming a key segment of the Mackenzie River system.

Word Nuance & Usage

Named after the Slavey (Deh Gah Got'ine), an Athabaskan-speaking First Nations people of northern Canada, rather than the institution of chattel slavery.

• Nearby Words

slaughterhouse
slaughterous
slave
slave river
slavedriver
slaveholder
slaveholding

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Slave river. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/slave-river
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