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Mackenzie

mac·ken·zie

UK/mɑˈkɛn.ji/ US/məˈkɛn.ziː/ fairly common

noun

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)

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2.

a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea

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Spelling pronunciation of Scots MacKenȝie with the letter ⟨ȝ⟩ confused with ⟨z⟩. Ultimately from Scottish Gaelic MacCoinnich, itself from mac (“son, descendant”) + Coinnich (“of Coinneach”).

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