English Explanatory Dictionary

tees

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of tee
name
  1. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  2. A river in the counties of County Durham and North Yorkshire, north east England. The river flows through the city of Middlesbrough.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of tees.
noun
  1. plural of TEE

Pronunciation

/ˈtiːz/

Word forms

tees

Etymology

From Old English *Tēs(e), but uncertain beyond that. Possibly from Proto-Brythonic *tes (“heat”), which would be in reference to the “boiling” surging water of so much of the upper river, especially at places like Cauldron Snout.

Derived words

Billingham-on-Tees Croft-on-Tees Dalton-on-Tees Norton-on-Tees Preston-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees Teesdale Teesport Teesside Tees Valley Thornaby-on-Tees
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