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Wear.

A river in the counties of County Durham and Tyne and Wear, north east England. The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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name/wɪə(ɹ)/
  1. A river in the counties of County Durham and Tyne and Wear, north east England. The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks.

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Probably identical with British Latin Vedra, itself of Celtic origin.

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