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Coosa River

Coosa River

4.7
A river in the southeastern United States that flows from northwestern Georgia through eastern Alabama
  • proper noun
translation icon : río Coosa
  • Hydroelectric dams along the Coosa River help supply electricity to the region.

Examples

  • The Coosa River provides important water resources for several Alabama cities.

  • Fishermen often visit the Coosa River for its abundance of bass and catfish.

  • The Coosa River is known for its beautiful scenery.

  • Have you ever fished in the Coosa River?

  • Fishermen often visit the Coosa River for its abundance of bass and catfish.

  • The Coosa River provides important water resources for several Alabama cities.

  • Hydroelectric dams along the Coosa River help supply electricity to the region.

Synonyms

Coosa
vsCoosa River
1 5.7

A river in the southeastern United States that joins the Tallapoosa to form the Alabama River

omits the word river and uses the shorter geographic name

Surface Forms

Coosa River main

Morphology

Coosa + river

The phrase is a proper-name + geographic noun combination: 'Coosa' names a place and 'river' denotes the watercourse, so a B1 learner who knows 'river' can infer this refers to the river called Coosa. This compositional pattern (name + feature) is cross-linguistically regular and fully predictable, making the meaning transparent.

Etymology

Coosa River comes from an old Native American town or people called 'Coosa'. Early explorers and settlers used that village name for the river that ran past it, so the river kept the name.