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chenier

/ʃəˈnɛəɹ/

chenier noun: an area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.

Noun

chenier (usually uncountable, plural cheniers)

  1. (Louisiana, usually) An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
  2. (usually) A beach ridge consisting of sand or crushed shells raised above mudflats forming part of a strand plain.

Proper noun capitalized: Chenier

Chenier (plural Cheniers)

  1. A surname.

chenier meaning in Tamil and Bengali

chenier in Tamil

கடற்கரைப் பொருள்தாங்கு பகுதி

chenier in Bengali

একটি স্রোতস্বিনী, খাঁড়ি, বাইউ

Forms of chenier

Noun
pluralcheniers
alternative formcheniere
Proper noun
pluralCheniers

Origin of chenier

From (Louisiana) French chênière, from chêne (“oak”).

Questions about chenier

What does chenier mean?
Chenier means an area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
What is chenier in Tamil?
Chenier in Tamil is கடற்கரைப் பொருள்தாங்கு பகுதி. See Chenier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chenier?
Chenier can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce chenier?
Chenier is pronounced /ʃəˈnɛəɹ/.
What is the plural of chenier?
The plural of chenier is cheniers.

Words near chenier in the dictionary

  1. Chengy
  2. chengyu
  3. Chengzhong
  4. Chengzihe
  5. chenices
  6. chenier
  7. cheniere
  8. chenieres
  9. cheniers
  10. chenille
  11. chenille plant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chenier (page history and authors); Chenier (page history and authors); chenier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chenier (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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