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Mountie (n.)

1914, member of the Royal Canadian (originally North-west) Mounted Police, formed 1873 to keep order in the former Hudson's Bay Company lands. Also see -ie.

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mounted (adj.)

1590s, "on horseback," past-participle adjective from mount (v.). From 1690s as "set up for display."

-ie 
alternative spelling of -y; now mostly of -y (3), but formerly of the others as well.

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Definitions of Mountie

Mountie (n.)
colloquial term for a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;
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Dictionary entries near Mountie

mountain

mountaineer

mountainous

mountebank

mounted

Mountie

mourn

mourner

mournful

mourning

mouse

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