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Eau Claire
/oʊ ˈklɛɚ/
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What does Eau Claire mean?
proper noun
- A city, the county seat of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States; an on the in the Eau Claire River. Named after the river.
- Ellipsis of Eau Claire River: A tributary of the Chippewa River in Wisconsin, United States. Named for its waters.
- Ellipsis of Eau Claire County: A county of Wisconsin, United States. County seat: Eau Claire. Named after the city, in turn named after the river, named for its waters.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A number of places in Canada
- A neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Named after the Eau Claire Sawmill from Wisconsin that opened at that location, itself named after the city and river in Wisconsin where the sawmill was founded.
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/oʊ ˈklɛɚ/
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They were made by that excellent craftsman, A. A. Cutter, of Eau Claire, Wis., and he deserves and is entirely welcome to this puff.