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snye

[ snahy ]
/ snaɪ /

noun Canadian (chiefly Ontario ).

a backwater.
a side-channel, especially one that later rejoins the main stream.
a channel joining two rivers.

Nearby words

  1. snuggies,
  2. snuggle,
  3. snugly,
  4. snyder,
  5. snyder, gary,
  6. so,
  7. so as to,
  8. so be it,
  9. so far,
  10. so far as

Origin of snye

1810–20; probably < Canadian French chenail, chenal channel, French chenal, blend of Old French chanel, chenel channel1 and canal canal
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British Dictionary definitions for snye

snye

/ (snaɪ) /

noun

Canadian a side channel of a river

Word Origin for snye

from Canadian French chenail, from French chenal channel 1
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