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Severn

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Severn [ˈsɛvən]
n
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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Noun1.SevernSevern - a river in Ontario that flows northeast into Hudson Bay
Severn River
Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
2.SevernSevern - 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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It provided a means of getting to the Severn, round which lay the great Roman roads then coming into existence, and made possible the great waterway to the heart of England--through the Severn and its tributaries.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
"It is Julia Severn," replied Miss Temple, very quietly.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
Sophia having directed her guide to travel through bye-roads, across the country, they now passed the Severn, and had scarce got a mile from the inn, when the young lady, looking behind her, saw several horses coming after on full speed.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
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