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Pee Dee

Pee Dee

6.7
A river in the southeastern United States that flows to the Atlantic through North and South Carolina
  • proper noun
  • /pi di/
translation icon : Pee Dee
  • The Pee Dee River is known for its scenic beauty.

Examples

  • The Pee Dee River is known for its vital role in the economy of northeastern South Carolina.

  • Did you know the Pee Dee flows into the Atlantic Ocean?

  • Heavy rains have caused the Pee Dee to flood several times over the past decade.

  • Many historic sites can be found along the banks of the Pee Dee.

  • Heavy rains have caused the Pee Dee to flood several times over the past decade.

  • Many historic sites can be found along the banks of the Pee Dee.

  • The Pee Dee River is known for its vital role in the economy of northeastern South Carolina.

Synonyms

Pee Dee River
vsPee Dee
5.5

A river in central North Carolina and northeast South Carolina that flows into the Atlantic Ocean

has identical meaning but is the shorter form without the word River

Surface Forms

Pee Dee main

Morphology

Pee + Dee

Pee Dee is a toponym (the name of a river) whose parts are not compositional English words that yield the meaning ‘river’; one element is not lexically attested here and the other is a personal name, so knowing both constituents does not indicate a river in the southeastern US. Place names are language- and culture-specific and their referential meaning is not predictable from the surface words, so a B1 learner would not be able to derive the MWE's meaning from its parts.

Etymology

Pee Dee may come from a Native American people called the Pedee who lived along the river. Because of that, the name stayed and today Pee Dee refers to that 'river'.