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Provinces And Territories Of Canada (With Hints)

I'm still learning them. I need hints.
I've given them in order of total area (land + water), largest first.
Etymological information from Wikipedia.
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Answer
A bit of a hint
Nunavut
The name of this largely polar territory means 'Our Land' in the Inuktitut language.
Quebec
From the Algonquin word 'kébec', meaning 'where the river narrows'.
Northwest Territories
The name of this region indicates its relative position in Canada.
Ontario
Named after one of the Great Lakes.
British Columbia
Queen Victoria chose the name (it was part of her empire). It includes the name of a river (ultimately named for the Italian explorer who voyaged to the New World but swore it was Asia).
Alberta
Named after one of Queen Victoria's daughters (who had a name much like her father's).
Saskatchewan
Named after the Cree name for the 'Kisiskāciwani-sīpiy' (swiftly flowing river) that passes through it.
Manitoba
It might come from the Ojibwa word 'manidoobaa', meaning the Straits of the Great Spirit.
Yukon
This is named after the longest river in the territory. The river's name comes from a phrase in the Gwich'in language: 'chųų gąįį han': 'white water river'.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Half the name is rather similar to the translation of its French name, 'Terra-Neuve'. The other half is named after its Portuguese explorer (who also has a very popular dog breed named after him).
New Brunswick
Named after the House of George III, derived from the German town of Braunschweig.
Nova Scotia
From the Latin for 'New Scotland'.
Prince Edward Island
Named after the son of George III and the way the province is surrounded by water.
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