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Saaremaa |
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proper noun
- The largest island of Estonia.
- Saare County in Estonia.
- Historical Estonian eldership.
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Saarland |
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proper noun
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
adjective
- Relating to or of the Saarland. -->
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Sabah |
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proper noun- State in eastern Malaysia which has Kota Kinabalu as its capital.
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Sacramento |
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proper noun
- The capital city of California
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Sahara |
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proper noun
- A desert in North Africa
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Sahel |
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proper noun
- a region in Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.
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Saigon |
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proper noun
- The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the biggest city of Viet Nam.
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Salamanca |
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proper noun
- A city in west Spain, capital of the province of Salamanca
- A province in west Spain
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Salem |
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proper noun
- The capital city of Oregon
- The former name of Jerusalem
- A city in Massachusetts
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Salerno |
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proper noun
- A province of Campania, Italy.
- A town, the capital of Salerno.
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Salina |
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proper noun
- a female given name
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Salisbury |
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proper noun
- A city in Wiltshire, England
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saltillo |
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noun
- In Mexican languages, especially Nahuatl, a glottal stop or fricative sound.
- An apostrophe used to represent this sound.
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Salt Lake City |
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proper noun
- The capital city of Utah, USA.
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Salvador |
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proper noun
-
(given name, male, , ) of Spanish origin.
- The state capital of Bahia in Brazil.
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Salzburg |
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proper noun
- A state of western Austria.
- The capital of the state of Salzburg.
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Samar |
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proper noun
- An island of the Philippines, located in the Visayas
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Samoa |
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proper noun
- Country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa.
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Samos |
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noun
- A city and an island in the eastern part of the Aegean.
- A prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean that includes the island along with the islands of Icaria and Fourni.
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San Diego |
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proper noun
- A city in southwest California.
- Places named after Saint Diego (acquired from Spanish)
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Sandwich |
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proper noun
- a town in Kent, south-east England, one of the historic Cinque Ports
- an English habitational surname originating from this town
- one of several younger towns named after the town in Kent or a person bearing the surname:
- Sandwich, Massachusetts, pop. 20,136 (2000)
- Sandwich, Illinois, pop. 6,509 (2000)
- Sandwich, New Hampshire, pop. 1,286 (2000)
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San Francisco |
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proper noun (wikipedia, San Francisco (disambiguation), San Franscisco)
- A county, city and mission in California, the United States.
- The native people from this region in California.
- The native language spoken in this region of California.
- Places named after Saint Francis (acquired from Spanish)
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sanger |
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noun-
(context, AU, informal) A sandwich.
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San Marino |
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proper noun
- Country in Europe. Official name: Republic of San Marino.
- The capital of San Marino.
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San Salvador |
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proper noun
- The capital of El Salvador.
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Santa |
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proper noun-
Santa Claus
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(given name, female, )
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Santa Catarina |
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proper noun- State in southern Brazil which has Florianópolis as its capital.
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Santa Cruz |
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proper noun (wikipedia, Santa Cruz)
- A city, county and mission in California.
- The native people from that area of California.
- The native people's language from that area of California.
- A city in Bolivia.
- A city in Portugal.
- A district in the Azores.
- A small place in New Mexico.
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Santa Fe |
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proper noun
- The capital city of the state of New Mexico
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Santiago |
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proper noun
- Capital city of Chile
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Santo Domingo |
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proper noun
- The capital of the Dominican Republic.
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Saragossa |
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proper noun
- The former name of Zaragoza.
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Sarajevo |
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proper noun
- The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- A canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Sarawak |
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proper noun- State in eastern Malaysia which has Kuching as its capital.
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Sardinia |
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proper noun
- An island and region of Italy.
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Sark |
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proper noun- One of the Channel Islands.
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Sassari |
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proper noun
- A province of Sardinia, Italy.
- The capital of Sassari.
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satsuma |
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noun
- a type of tangerine, grown in Kyushu, Japan: Citrus reticulata
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SAU |
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initialism
- in New Hampshire, U.S.A., it stands for "School Administrative Unit".
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Saudi Arabia |
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proper noun
- Country in the Middle East, named after the Saud family. Official name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Sauternes |
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noun
- A region of France producing dessert wines.
- Wines produced in Sauternes, including the immensely esteemed and immensely expensive Chí¢teau d'Yquem.
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Savannah |
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proper noun
- A river and cities in the U.S.
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(given name, female) of modern usage from the word savannah or from the place name; also spelled Savanna.
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save |
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noun
- In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring
The goaltender made a great .
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(baseball) When a relief pitcher comes into a game with a 3 run or less lead, and his team wins while continually being ahead
Jones retired seven to earn the .
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(professional wrestling slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the .
(trans-top, block that prevents an opponent from scoring)
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Norwegian: redning
(trans-mid)
(trans-bottom)
verb (sav, ing)
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(transitive) To help (somebody) to survive, or keep (somebody) from harm.
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(transitive) To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
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(transitive) To store for future use.
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(transitive) To conserve or prevent the waste, wasting of.
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(transitive) To obviate or make unnecessary.
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(context, transitive, computing) To copy (a file) to disk.
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(context, transitive, theology) To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
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(intransitive) To economize or avoid waste.
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(context, transitive, and, intransitive) To accumulate money or valuables.
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Savona |
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proper noun
- A province of Liguria, Italy.
- The capital of Savona.
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Savoy |
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noun (sometimes savoy)
- A hardy cabbage with dense, crinkled leaves.
proper noun
- A historical region of western Europe.
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Saxony |
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proper noun
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
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SC |
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abbreviation
- South Carolina, a state of the United States of America.
- Superior Court.
- Supreme Court.
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StarCraft?, a strategy PC game.
- Status conference.
- Settlement Conference.
- Small claims.
- State College, as used with proper names.
- Senior Counsel
- Security Council of the United Nations
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Scandinavia |
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proper noun
- The Scandinavian peninsula (Norway and Sweden).
- Any of the Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands.
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Scarborough |
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proper noun
- A coastal town in England.
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Schleswig-Holstein |
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proper noun
- One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.
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Schwyz |
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proper noun
- A canton of Switzerland.
- A town in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Schwyz.
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Scone |
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proper noun- A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651
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Scotland |
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proper noun
- A country in northwest Europe to the north of England and forming part of the United Kingdom.
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Scottsdale |
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proper noun
- a town located in Arizona
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SD |
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abbreviation
- South Dakota, a state of the United States of America.
- standard deviation, Standard deviation, a mathematical measure of the spread of a list of numbers
- Sheriff's Department
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seaside |
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noun (plural:seasides)
- The area by and around the sea; bay; beach; promenade
- Classic song:
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: I do like to be beside the !
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: Oh, I do like to be beside the sea!
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: I do like to stroll along the prom, prom, prom,
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: While the brass band plays tiddleyompompom!
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: Oh, just let me be beside the seaside!
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: I'll be beside myself with glee.
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: There are lots of girls, besides,
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: That I'd like to be beside,
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: Beside the , beside the sea.
- This summer, I'm going to the at Weymouth - I'm very excited about it!
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Seattle |
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proper noun
- Seaport and largest city in the State of Washington, USA.
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sedan |
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noun
- an enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair
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(context, US, Australia) The most common body style for modern cars, with a boot or trunk.
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Selangor |
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proper noun- State in western Malaysia which has Shah Alam as its capital.
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Senegal |
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proper noun
- Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
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Senegalese |
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noun
- A person from Senegal or of Senegalese descent.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Senegal, the Senegalese people or the Senegalese language.
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Seoul |
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proper noun
- Capital of South Korea.
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Serbia |
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proper noun
- a country in southeastern Europe
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Sergipe |
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proper noun- State in north-eastern Brazil which has Aracaju as its capital.
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Severn |
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proper noun
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(rivers) A river of England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel.
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Seville |
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proper noun
- A city in Andalusia, Spain.
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Seychelles |
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proper noun
- Country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.
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Seymour |
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proper noun
-
(given name, male).
- A common surname.
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Shah Alam |
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proper noun- The state capital of Selangor (Malaysia).
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Shannon |
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proper noun
-
(rivers) The longest river in the British Isles, that flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean.
- An Irish surname, derived from Shanahan
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(context, mostly, US) (given name, male) derived from the river
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(context, mostly, US) (given name, female) derived from the river
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Sharon |
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proper noun-
(given name, female, , ).
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(UK derogatory slang) A working-class female.
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Shawnee |
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proper noun
- a Native American people from Ohio; a member of this tribe; their language
- a female given name, derived from the people
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Sheffield |
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proper noun
- A city in Yorkshire, England.
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Sheridan |
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proper noun
-
An Irish surname; the Anglicised form of Gaelic í“ Sirideí¡in
- An male given name transferred from the surname
- The Irish playwright w:Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Any of many placenames
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Sherman |
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proper noun
- An English occupational surname for a sheep-shearer
- An American surname derived from the German Schuermann
- An Ashkenazic Jewish occupational surname for a tailor
- A male given name derived from the surname
- A w:Sherman tank, Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II
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Sherwood |
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proper noun
- An English habitational surname derived from Sherwood Forest
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Shetland Islands |
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proper noun
- A group of islands of Scotland, roughly north-east of the Orkney Islands.
- The region of Scotland comprising these islands.
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Shikoku |
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proper noun
- The fourth largest of Japan's islands
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Shillong |
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proper noun- The state capital of Meghalaya (India).
Shillong is a lovely hill station and a popular tourist destination in North Eastern India. It is about 100 kilometers from Guwahati and is accessible by car or bus and by helicopters.
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Shire |
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proper noun
- a fictional region in w:J. R. R. Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien's w:The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings.
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w:Bilbo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins was born in the .
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Shirley |
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proper noun
- An English surname
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(given name, female, ).
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(rarely) A male given name derived from the surname.
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Shizuoka |
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proper noun
- A prefecture in Japan.
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