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Ouse

Ouse

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A river in northeast England that flows southeast and joins the River Trent to form the Humber
  • proper noun
: Ouse
  • In the north of England, the Ouse River flows through the ancient Yorkshire countryside.
  • Ouse River

Examples

  • You can enjoy a coffee at the café while overlooking the calm waters of the River Ouse.

  • It granted "the Mohawk Nation and such others of the Six Nation Indians as wish to settle in that quarter to take possession of and settle upon the banks of the river commonly called Ours Ouse or Grand River, running into Lake Erie, allotting to them for that purpose six miles deep from each side of the river beginning at Lake Erie and extending in that proportion to the head of the said river, which they and their posterity are to enjoy forever.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The romance of Rachel and Neil Entwistle began on the banks of the River Ouse in York.

Synonyms

River Ouse
vsOuse
1 5.3

A river in north-east England that flows southeast to join the River Trent and form the Humber Estuary

is the opposite word order placing the generic word after the name
Ouse River
vsOuse
1 5.4

A river in northeast England that joins the River Trent to form the Humber

is the alternative word order that puts the generic word first

Compounds

River Ouse
1 5.3

A river in north-east England that flows southeast to join the River Trent and form the Humber Estuary

Ouse River
1 5.4

A river in northeast England that joins the River Trent to form the Humber

Surface Forms

Ouse main

Etymology

Ouse comes from an old Celtic word iska that meant 'water' and was used for several rivers in Britain. So a river called the Ouse simply keeps that old meaning — it is 'the water' or the 'river'.