severn
/ˈsev.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A river in England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel.
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A long river in northern Ontario which flows into Hudson Bay.
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A number of other rivers in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
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A township in Ontario, Canada, created in 1994 on the amalgamation of several smaller communities.
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A census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.
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A small town in Northampton County, North Carolina, United States.
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A surname.
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English Severne, from Old English Sæfern, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *Sabrinā (compare Welsh Hafren), perhaps from *samaros (“summer fallow”). Doublet of Sabrina.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Severne, Sæfern, *Sabrinā
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsev.ən/
- British English: /ˈsɛv.ə(ɹ)n/