English Explanatory Dictionary

Pearl River

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A major river in southern China.
name
  1. A river or place in the United States:
  2. A river in Mississippi and Louisiana.
  3. A town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
  4. A census-designated place in Neshoba County, Mississippi.
  5. A hamlet and census-designated place in Orangetown, Rockland County, New York.

Word forms

Pearl River the Pearl River

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 珠江 (literally “pearl river”).

Synonyms

Pearl Canton Great River

Derived words

Pearl River County
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