cowtown
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Cowtown¹
Where it comes from
From cowtown, being the centre of the Canadian cattle industry.
proper noun
- Nickname for Calgary: a major city in Alberta, Canada.
cowtown²
Where it comes from
From cow + town.
noun cowtowns
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A small town, a hick or backwards town.
Similar: hicktown, hicksville, Woop Woop, one-horse town
- A town or city noted for its link to the cattle industry. In July 1873 a St. Louis journalist visited Wichita and penned a colorful description of the frontier cowtown, the article appearing in the St. Louis Globe under the heading of “NEAR BRIMSTONE.”
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Talk about this word "cowtown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cowtown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cowtown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cowtown "cowtown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cowtown.Cite this
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title = {cowtown},
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year = {2026},
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