Severn
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- proper noun
- /ˈsɛv.ən/
- You can see the Severn River from our bedroom window.
- Severn estuary
Examples
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In the summer, families enjoy picnics along the banks of the Severn in Wales.
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The ancient bridges over the Severn are popular spots for tourists and photographers.
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A great lake, produced by sedimentary damming of the Thames and Severn, covers much of southern England.
Academic text (2018) -
Don Watson runs his tanned hand through white hair as he recalls his youth on the Trent-Severn Waterway.
Blog text (24) -
For example, a debate is currently taking place over the cause of a catastrophic flood in the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in 1607 that appears to have resulted in around 2,000 fatalities.
Academic text (2009) -
The road climbed with it, becoming broader and better built as it did, then snaked down a dry gully toward the Severn, winding its way from the mountains of Snowdonia to the estuary, far southward.
Fiction book (2000) -
The fishermen cast their nets into the Severn River, hoping for a good catch.
Synonyms
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The longest river in Great Britain that flows from Wales through England into the Bristol Channel
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A river in England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel and is the longest in Great Britain
Compounds
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The longest river in Great Britain that flows from Wales through England into the Bristol Channel
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A river in England and Wales that flows into the Bristol Channel and is the longest in Great Britain
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Severn comes from an old river name Sabrina, which later became Hafren in Welsh. One popular story links the river to a girl called Sabrina, so a helpful way to remember Severn is that it is simply the river's old name.