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Dee

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Dee', 'dee': (dē)

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Dee /diː/ n

a river in N Wales and NW England, rising in S Gwynedd and flowing east and north to the Irish Sea. Length: about 112 km (70 miles)
a river in NE Scotland, rising in the Cairngorms and flowing east to the North Sea. Length: about 140 km (87 miles)
a river in S Scotland, flowing south to the Solway Firth. Length: about 80 km (50 miles)

Dee /diː/ n

John. 1527–1608, English mathematician, astrologer, and magician: best known for his preface (1570) to the first edition of Euclid in English

dee (dē),USA pronunciation n.

a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:to hang wire cutters from a dee on a saddle.
Physicsa hollow electrode for accelerating particles in a cyclotron.

so called from its shape, which resembles the letter Dutch 1785–95

Dee (dē),USA pronunciation n.

Biographical John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and astrologer.
Place Namesa river in NE Scotland, flowing E into the North Sea at Aberdeen. 90 mi. (145 km) long.
Place Namesa river in N Wales and W England, flowing E and N into the Irish Sea. ab. 70 mi. (110 km) long.
a male or female given name.

'Dee' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Chester - die - Flint - Flintshire - Llangollen - Westenra - Wirral - deesis - fiddle-de-dee - Pee Dee - unit - veejay - Yadkin

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