English Explanatory Dictionary

linn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or a ravine down which such a waterfall rushes.
noun
  1. A pool of water, especially one formed and agitated by the water from a cascade.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A city and town in Kansas, United States.
  3. A small city, the county seat of Osage County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A town in Wisconsin, United States.

Pronunciation

/lɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lin.wav /ˈlɪn/

Word forms

linn linns lin lyn lynn

Etymology

From Middle English *linne, from Old English hlynn (“torrent”).

Derived words

Linn County West Linn
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