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Churchill

Churchill

1 4.4
A town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay known for polar bears and a grain port
  • proper noun
: Churchill (Manitoba)
  • Lighting conditions in Churchill are usually overcast or flat.

Examples

  • I plan to visit Churchill next summer to see the polar bears.

  • I must go back to Churchill.

    Love & Friendship (2016)

  • Did Sir James mention to you any plans to come to Churchill?

    Love & Friendship (2016)

  • So this is a trip we're doing to Churchill in Canada to see their polar bears.

  • Frederica's aunt and uncle have taken her back to Churchill.

    Love & Friendship (2016)

  • We'd hoped that Frederica might return to Churchill.

    Love & Friendship (2016)

  • For example, Powon was a Caribou Inuit who met geologist Joseph B. Tyrrell at Churchill in October 1894.

    Academic text (1990)

  • During the winter months, Churchill becomes a popular destination for tourists wanting to experience the northern lights.

  • The port town of Churchill is well-known for its role in shipping grain from the heart of Canada.

Compounds

Churchill Downs
5 5.4

A famous horse racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky, where the Kentucky Derby takes place every year

Surface Forms

Churchill main

Morphology

Churchill = church + hill (opaque) = church + hill

Although the place-name contains 'church' + 'hill', the town name functions as a proper noun whose meaning (a specific place) is not compositionally derivable by learners.

Etymology

Churchill (the town) takes its name from the same English name Churchill, made of church and hill, meaning 'church' and 'hill'. So the place name comes from the idea of a church on a hill or from a family with that name.