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		graeham on May 15, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Medicine Hat becomes the first city in Canada to e... As many Western Canadian cities, it has Native origins [1]. The unusual part is that its an English translation, at least instead of an Anglicized spelling or pronunciation. Its a small city, probably about 6th in Alberta by population. Its probably most famous for sitting right on top of a lot of natural gas, immortalised by Rudyard Kipling as having "all hell for a basement" [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine_Hat#Name_origins

goodcanadian on May 15, 2015 [–]

Some other place names based on translations: Moose Jaw, Battle River

Some other place names based on anglicization: Athabasca, Waskatenau, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

tonyarkles on May 16, 2015 | [–]

Awesome! I grew up in Moose Jaw and now live in Saskatoon! Not too often people talk about us!

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