MACKENZIE


Meaning of MACKENZIE in English

I. mə-ˈken-zē biographical name

Alexander 1822-1892 Canadian (Scottish-born) statesman; prime minister (1873-78)

II. biographical name

Sir Compton 1883-1972 English novelist

III. biographical name

William Lyon 1795-1861 Canadian (Scottish-born) insurgent leader

IV. mə-ˈken-zē geographical name

1. river 1120 miles (1802 kilometers ) NW Canada in Northwest Territories flowing from Great Slave Lake NW into Beaufort Sea — sometimes considered to include the Finlay, Peace, & Slave rivers (total length 2635 miles or 4216 kilometers )

2. former district Canada in W Northwest Territories in basin of Mackenzie River; area now split between Northwest Territories & the W part of Nunavut

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.