English Explanatory Dictionary

nye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brood or flock of pheasants.
name
  1. Initialism of New Year's Eve.
name
  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. A placename
  3. A village in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.
  4. An unincorporated community in Stillwater County, Montana, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
  6. A neighborhood of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
  8. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.
  9. Ellipsis of Nye County.

Pronunciation

/naɪ/

Word forms

nye nyes

Etymology

Probably from French nid (“nest, brood”), from Latin nidus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nest.

Related words

Nigh Nighy

Derived words

Nye County
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