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  2. List of river name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Nossob: from Khoikhoi meaning "black river". Ohlanga: from Zulu meaning "reed". Olifants: from Afrikaans meaning "elephants". Omi Osun: from Yoruba meaning "waters of the spirit-goddess Ọṣun ". Orange: from Afrikaans "Oranje", meaning Orange, which was named after William V, Prince of Orange.

  3. List of tautological place names - Wikipedia

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    River Waveney (the "ey" part of the name means "river") Winterbourne Stream, East Sussex, UK — bourne meaning a stream that only flows in winter. River Wissey (the "ey" part of the name means "river") Withlacoochee River, Withlacoochee probably comes from the Muskogean word meaning "little river." Bakkárholtsá in the Ölfus region of ...

  4. List of place names of Native American origin in the United ...

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    Okeechobee County – from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chobi (big), a reference to Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in Florida. Osceola County – named after Osceola, the Native American leader who led the Second Seminole War. Sarasota County. Seminole County – named after the Seminole Native American tribe.

  5. Rivers of classical antiquity - Wikipedia

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    Rivers. v. t. e. Following is a list of rivers of classical antiquity stating the Latin name, the equivalent English name, and also, in some cases, Greek and local name. The scope is intended to include, at least, rivers named and known widely in the Roman empire. This includes some rivers beyond the bounds of the Roman empire at its peak.

  6. Lists of rivers - Wikipedia

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    List of drainage basins by area (including rivers, lakes, and endorheic basins) List of largest unfragmented rivers; List of longest undammed rivers; List of river name etymologies; List of rivers by age; List of rivers by discharge; List of rivers by length; List of rivers of Central America and the Caribbean; List of rivers of the Americas

  7. Category:Lists of rivers - Wikipedia

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    R. List of rivers that have reversed direction. Rivers of classical antiquity. Rivers of Galicia. List of rivers of Sumbawa. List of rivers of the Rocky Mountains.

  8. List of alternative names for European rivers - Wikipedia

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    Other name (s) or older name (s) Dahme. Dahme (German), Dubja or Damna (Upper Sorbian) Dalälven. Dal River or Dalecarlia River (English), Dalälven (Swedish) Dâmbovița. Dâmbovița or Dîmbovița (Romanian), Dymbowica (Polish), Izvoru Oticului and Oticu (Romanian; alternative for upper reaches) Danube.

  9. List of rivers of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The second longest river in North America and the United States is the Mississippi River (2,320 mi (3,730 km)). The Rio Conchos (350 mi (560 km)) is the longest river in Mexico. The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie River (1,080 mi (1,740 km)). Some of the longest or otherwise notable rivers include the rivers listed in the table below.