MACKENZIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mackenzie mean? 

• MACKENZIE (noun)
  The noun MACKENZIE has 2 senses:

1. Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North American by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
2. a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea

  Familiarity information: MACKENZIE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MACKENZIE (noun)

Meaning:

Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North American by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Mackenzie; Sir Alexander Mackenzie

Instance hypernyms:

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

Meaning:

A Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Mackenzie River; Mackenzie

Instance hypernyms:

river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))

Holonyms ("Mackenzie" is a part of...):

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)