Keewatin [< Algonk. (Cree)] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
the North Wind.
2a n. — Hist.
a large territory of the Northwest (def. la), lying west and south of Hudson Bay.
See also: Northwest (def. 1a)
2b n. — Hist.
since 1912 (modified in 1920), the most easterly of the three Northwest Territories. See 1958 quote.
3 n. — Hist.
a proposed name for the province of Manitoba.