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Athabasca is a Cree word signifying the opening out of something in a waterway, the delta of a river, or a clump of bull rushes, or moss, growing in a watery place.
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"The territory I allude to is hunted over by the Hudson's Bay Company, and forms, mainly, a portion of what they call the Athabasca district."
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Maxwell: It leads me directly to the second largest oil reservoir in the world, which is called the Athabasca oil sands, in the province of Alberta in Canada.
unknown title 2011
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The sight I wanted to see was Mount Athabasca, which is described as the hydrographic apex of North America.
Boing Boing 2008
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They called her Athabasca, after the beautiful lake of that name.
The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Arthur Henry Howard Heming 1905
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Athabasca, which is just one hell of a piece of country from here.
The Heart of Unaga Ridgwell Cullum 1905
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Athabasca, which is developing Alberta oil sands projects in partnership with a Chinese state oil company, said the boards of both the companies have approved the transaction.
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Athabasca, which is developing Alberta oil sands projects in partnership with a Chinese state oil company, said the boards of both the companies have approved the transaction.
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By the end of this decade, we're going to be looking at places like Athabasca, which is the second-largest reserve in the world in northeastern
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I always thought "Athabasca" would make a terrific movie.
Ice Station Zebra Bill Crider 2009
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