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19. A hamlet in the South Slave Region, Northwest Territories, Canada.
20. A hamlet in Stone Mills, Ontario, Canada.
21. A rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada.
22. A village in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.

noun

Etymology: From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehendō, see prehensile.

1. A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.

   “The government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are a group of financial services corporations which have been created by the United States Congress.”

   “A micro-enterprise is defined as a company or business having 5 or fewer employees and a low seed capital.”

2. An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.

   “Biosphere 2 was a scientific enterprise aimed at the exploration of the complex web of interactions within life systems.”

3. A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.

   “He has shown great enterprise throughout his early career.”

   “This loss of interest, hair, and enterprise — / Ah, if the game were poker, yes, / You might discard them, draw a full house! / But it's chess.”

4. Active participation in projects.

verb

Etymology: From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehendō, see prehensile.

1. To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or difficult.

   “Charles Mordaunt Earl of Peterborow[…], with only 280 horse and 950 foot , enterprised and accomplished the Conquest of Valentia”

2. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon.

   “The business must be enterprised this night.”

   “c. 1680, Thomas Otway, letter to Elizabeth Barry What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!”

3. To put up or house; to entertain.

   “Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprize.”