Beaver
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See also: beaver
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]- As an English surname, capitalization of beaver. This sense is also translated from several Native American names such as Cheyenne homa'e and Creek Echaswvlke of the same meaning. Doublet of Bieber and Bever.
- Also as an English surname, from the placename Belvoir in Leicestershire.
Proper noun
[edit]Beaver (countable and uncountable, plural Beavers)
- (countable) A surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Arkansas.
- A city in Iowa.
- A village in Ohio.
- A town, the county seat of Beaver County, Oklahoma.
- A borough, the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Beaver County, Utah.
- A census-designated place in West Virginia.
- A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A town and unincorporated community therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Polk County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Beaver Township.
Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Beever
Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Beaver (plural Beavers)
- A native or resident of the American state of Oregon.
- (originally Canada) A member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement, composed of groups for children, traditionally boys, of approximately five to seven years of age.
Alternative forms
[edit]- (member of the youngest wing of the Scout movement): beaver
Etymology 2
[edit]Calque of Canadian French Castor. From French castor (“beaver”).
Proper noun
[edit]Beaver
- (dated) The Dane-zaa people, indigenous to northern Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]Beaver (plural Beavers)
- Alternative letter-case form of beaver (“beard-spotting game”).
References
[edit]- “beaver, n.1”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
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- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
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