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Nepean

American  
[nuh-pee-uhn] / nəˈpi ən /

noun

  1. a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.


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The water levels in the Hawkesbury and Nepean rivers are expected to rise in the coming days.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2024

The flooding danger was highest along the Hawkesbury River, in northwest Sydney, and the Nepean River in Sydney’s west.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2022

Three men were hospitalized after the blast Thursday in the Canadian capital’s Nepean area, and authorities were searching for five other people, Ottawa police said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

Three men were taken to the hospital after the blast Thursday afternoon in the Canadian capital’s Nepean area, and authorities were searching for five others who were unaccounted for, Ottawa police said.

From Reuters • Jan. 14, 2022

Of course, we kept it quiet: we put it about that the Lady Nepean was for Canada, and the whole family going out for emigrants.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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