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River

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“Flowing water”

River from the English word that denotes a flowing body of water. The word is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Latin ripa "riverbank".

English masculine modern given name meaning 'flowing body of water'.

EnglishEnglish (Modern)2 syllables · /ˈrɪv.ɚ/

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