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Tay

American  
[tey] / teɪ /

noun

  1. a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.

  2. Firth of, an estuary of the North Sea, off the coast of central Scotland. 25 miles (40 km) long.


Tay 1 British  
/ teɪ /

noun

  1. the estuary of the River Tay on the North Sea coast of Scotland. Length: 40 km (25 miles)

  2. a river in central Scotland, flowing northeast through Loch Tay, then southeast to the Firth of Tay: the longest river in Scotland; noted for salmon fishing. Length: 193 km (120 miles)

  3. a lake in central Scotland, in Stirling council area. Length: 23 km (14 miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tay 2 British  
/ teɪ /

noun

  1. an Irish dialect word for tea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The global AI spending boom is benefiting Southeast Asia’s pool of electronics manufacturers, said Erica Tay, an economist at Maybank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some inherited diseases, including cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, and Tay Sachs disease, involve multiple genetic mutations within a person's DNA.

From Science Daily

The American football star brothers offered a warm welcome to Swift, calling her "Tay Tay" and running through a list of her many awards.

From BBC

But apparently he has a special grin reserved for the “Lover” singer, which one X commenter refers to as his “Tay smile.”

From Los Angeles Times

HM Coastguard told BBC Scotland News it had received several reports related to the meteor overnight, including an alert to unidentified lights at the Tay Road Bridge at about 01:02.

From BBC