Severn

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Severn [ˈsɛv^ən]

1. (Placename) a river in E Wales and W England, rising in Powys and flowing northeast and east into England, then south to the Bristol Channel. Length: about 290 km (180 miles)

2. (Placename) a river in SE central Canada, in Ontario, flowing northeast to Hudson Bay. Length: about 676 km (420 miles)

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Noun	1.	Severn - a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay Severn River Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
	2.	Severn - a river in England and Wales flowing into the Bristol Channel; the longest river in Great Britain River Severn, Severn River England - a division of the United Kingdom Cambria, Cymru, Wales - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

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