Platte

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of plate. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable

    "[…] a cotte of platte, a sallet, a halbert, a byll, sworde, and dager, 1l. 6s. 8d.; […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Synonyms

All synonyms
platte river

Example

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"Today, kayakers and canoers love to run the rapids of the South Platte River, which flows through the shadows of Denver's skyscrapers."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Platte.

Related phrases

North Platte

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