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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from German.
2. 2
   plural of Nee form-of, plural

Synonyms

All synonyms

bearingborncasthatchedinheritablenewborn

Etymology

* As a Scottish surname, variant of Neece. * As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.

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