Rhee

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A river that begins in Ashwell, Hertfordshire, and ends at Hauxton Junction, Cambridgeshire, England, where it joins the River Cam (or Granta); in full, the River Rhee. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Assen municipality, Drenthe province, Netherlands. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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companioncoverdefensedownwinddownwindeye

Etymology

For the surname, borrowed from Korean 이 (i). Doublet of Lee.

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