Grand Forks

Meaning

Proper Noun

• city, county seat Grand Forks County (county) North Dakota (state) USA (country).
• city {{w (district) Boundary Country|r/West Kootenay|p/British Columbia|c/Canada}}. It is located at the confluence of the Granby and Kettle Rivers.

Origin

• The area of the city in North Dakota was known as "Les Grandes Fourches" (The Grand Forks) by French fur traders, referring to the confluence of the Red River of the North and Red Lake River.