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Cheney

/ˈtʃeɪni/

Cheney proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Cheney (countable and uncountable, plural Cheneys)

  1. A surname.
    • Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney said Monday if the Supreme Court does not resolve the issue of presidential immunity “quickly and decisively,” it will have a “profoundly negative impact” on the country.2024 April 22, Colin McCullough, “Cheney warns of ‘profoundly negative impact’ if SCOTUS doesn’t resolve Trump immunity case quickly”, in CNN
  2. A city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
  5. A city in Spokane County, Washington.
  6. A community in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario, Canada.

Forms of Cheney

pluralCheneys

Origin of Cheney

Variant of Chesney.

Words formed from Cheney

Questions about Cheney

What does Cheney mean?
Cheney means a surname.
What part of speech is Cheney?
Cheney is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Cheney?
Cheney is pronounced /ˈtʃeɪni/.

Words near Cheney in the dictionary

  1. chenet
  2. chenets
  3. Chenevert
  4. Cheneverts
  5. chenevixite
  6. Cheney
  7. Cheney Longville
  8. Cheney syndrome
  9. Cheneyan
  10. Cheneys
  11. Cheneyville

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