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I started off as a rapper from Thunder Bay, Ontario, believe it or not. There was a little group of 10 or 12 of us that would get together and copy each other's cassettes. So I was a rapper first, and it was that music that got me into this great entertainment world and got me out of Thunder Bay.
Kevin Durand

Meaning of "Thunder Bay" in the English dictionary

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Thunder Bay is a noun.
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WHAT DOES THUNDER BAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario with a population of 108,359 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury. The census metropolitan area of Thunder Bay has a population of 121,596, and consists of the city of Thunder Bay, the municipalities of Oliver Paipoonge and Neebing, the townships of Shuniah, Conmee, O'Connor and Gillies and the Fort William First Nation. European settlement in the region began in the late 17th century with a French fur trading outpost on the banks of the Kaministiquia River. It grew into an important transportation hub with its port forming an important link in the shipping of grain and other products from western Canada through the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway to the east coast. Forestry and manufacturing played important roles in the city's economy. They have declined in recent years, but have been replaced by a "knowledge economy" based on medical research and education. Thunder Bay is the site of the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute.

Definition of Thunder Bay in the English dictionary

The definition of Thunder Bay in the dictionary is a port in central Canada, in Ontario on Lake Superior: formed in 1970 by the amalgamation of Fort William and Port Arthur; the head of the St Lawrence Seaway for Canada. Pop: 103 215.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THUNDER BAY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE THUNDER BAY

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Port Phillip Bay
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Whitley Bay

Synonyms and antonyms of Thunder Bay in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Thunder Bay» into 25 languages

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The translations of Thunder Bay from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Thunder Bay» in English.

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1,325 millions of speakers

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570 millions of speakers

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Thunder Bay
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थंडर बे
380 millions of speakers
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الرعد خليج
280 millions of speakers

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Thunder Bay
278 millions of speakers

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thunder Bay
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থান্ডার বে
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サンダーベイ
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선더 베이
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Thunder Bay
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thunder Bay
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Translator English - Tamil

தண்டர் பே
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Translator English - Marathi

थंडर बे
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Thunder Bay
70 millions of speakers

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Thunder Bay
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Thunder Bay
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Thunder Bay
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Thunder Bay
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Translator English - Greek

Θάντερ Μπέι
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Thunder Bay
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thunder Bay
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Thunder Bay
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Thunder Bay

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Kevin Durand
I started off as a rapper from Thunder Bay, Ontario, believe it or not. There was a little group of 10 or 12 of us that would get together and copy each other's cassettes. So I was a rapper first, and it was that music that got me into this great entertainment world and got me out of Thunder Bay.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUNDER BAY»

Discover the use of Thunder Bay in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Thunder Bay and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thunder Bay: A Novel
Leaving behind a stressful law enforcement career to become a private investigator in his small Minnesota hometown, Cork O'Connor is asked by an Ojibwe healer to help him find the son the man fathered years earlier, a case that culminates ...
William Kent Krueger, 2009
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Tanks: Inside & Out
Presents illustrations, historical notes, facts, and specifications for tanks, ranging from the very first combat tanks of World War I, to some of the most modern designs in use today.
Michael E. Haskew, 2011
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Thunder Bay
High Impact offers high-interest books for the secondary age range to motivate reluctant readers.
Ben Bo, 2002
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Jamie of Thunder Bay
Jamie, a young Canadian boy in Thunder Bay, longs to be a fur trader in the early history of Canada. He works for his uncle in the North West Company, a fur trading company, as a clerk.
Elizabeth Kouhi, 1977
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Jet Fighters Inside Out
Each book gives a graphical overview of a certain type of military equipment, providing more than 300 photos, artworks, diagrams and maps, along with easy-to-understand text and interesting statistics.
Jim Winchester, 2010
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The Essential Cake Decorating Guide
Preparation pages with step-by-step photographs and easy-to-follow instructions explain different methods that make this book perfect for bakers of all ages and abilities.
Wendy Stephen, Thunder Bay Press, 2003
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The Holy Bible: Illuminated Family Edition
This up-to-date version of the universally accepted text from the King James Bible will make a handsome addition to any home.
Thunder Bay Press, 2004
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The Card Game Set
The Card Game Set contains two decks of cards, a book with instructions on how to play a wide range of games from Klondike and Gin Rummy to Poker and Baccarat, a score pad, and pen.
Editors of Octopus Publishing, Thunder Bay Press, 2003
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From Thunder Bay
A perennial loser, Paul Regensberg drifts into a sophisticated gunsmuggling scheme, panics at a small Ontario airport and kills a RCMP constable, and, escaping into the wooded wilderness, relies on his woodsman skills to survive
Arthur Maling, 1981
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Sheep Set
pressure began at Superior City, the maximum being at 9 p. m. At Thunder bay it is at 7 a. m. of the 13th, and at Charlotte it is at 9 p. m. of the same day A minimum wave began at Superior City at 7 a. m. of the 18th, the minimum being reached ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUNDER BAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Thunder Bay is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stanley Cup expected to visit Winnipeg once again with Jonathan …
With the Chicago Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory against the Tampa Bay ... is also a Winnipeg native who moved with his family to Thunder Bay, Ont., at a ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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'Tragic series of missteps' by Thunder Bay police led to man's death …
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit says an intoxicated man, experiencing breathing difficulties, was left unattended in Thunder Bay police cells for nearly five ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
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SIU says no charges against Thunder Bay police in death of man …
Thunder Bay police 'acted lawfully and reasonably' in response to a man who had barricaded himself in a car after a domestic dispute in which an 8-year-old girl ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
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Coroner rules on scope of First Nation student death inquest
An inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations students in Thunder Bay will not single out the city's police service for special scrutiny, according to a ruling ... «CBC.ca, May 15»
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Wild cat spotted by Terrace Bay post office
A Terrace Bay business owner is "a little spun" after an encounter with a wild cat right outside her shop. "There's just a ... Thunder Bay big cat sightings continue. «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
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Thunder Bay Police investigate racist Facebook pages
Thunder Bay Police expect more information to be available Monday in the investigation into racist Facebook pages. In a media release Friday, police said they ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
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Porter passengers en route to chemotherapy bumped from flight
A father from Thunder Bay, Ont., isn't happy with the way Porter Airlines bumps passengers from over-sold flights. Greg Ulok and his 16-year-old daughter Xenia ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
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WestJet plane makes emergency landing in Thunder Bay
The plane, which departed from Edmonton at 7 a.m. MT, was surrounded by fire trucks at Thunder Bay airport but there was no sign of flames or visible smoke. «CBC.ca, Oct 14»
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Bombardier striking workers vote 85% to accept new contract
It will be back to business for Bombardier Transportation and more than 900 striking workers in Thunder Bay. A total of 85 per cent of workers who voted Friday ... «CBC.ca, Sep 14»
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NOAA expands Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake …
NOAA today released a final rule and environmental impact statement expanding the boundaries of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron from ... «NOAA, Sep 14»

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