RUPERT'S LAND


Meaning of RUPERT'S LAND in English

or Prince Rupert's Land

Historical region, northern and western Canada, comprising the drainage basin of Hudson Bay .

In 1670 it was granted by King Charles II to the Hudson's Bay Co. It was named after Prince Rupert , the king's cousin and the company's first governor. In 1869 the land became part of the Dominion of Canada.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.