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Neman

/ˈneɪmən/

Neman proper noun: a river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.

Proper noun

Neman

  1. A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.
  2. A town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

Forms of Neman

alternative formNiemen

Origin of Neman

Borrowed from Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Middle Russian Немонъ (Nemon), from Old East Slavic Немънъ (Nemŭnŭ), from Old Lithuanian [Term?] (compare Lithuanian Nẽmunas) of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“wet”), sharing Ancient Greek νοτερός (noterós)), or from nemti (“to become silent”), or from Finnic niemi (“cape”).

Words that rhyme with Neman

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Questions about Neman

What does Neman mean?
Neman means a river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.
What part of speech is Neman?
Neman is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Neman?
Neman is pronounced /ˈneɪmən/.

Words near Neman in the dictionary

  1. nemaline body
  2. nemaline myopathy
  3. nemaliophycidaean
  4. nemalite
  5. nemalites
  6. Neman
  7. Nemangbetu
  8. Nemaska
  9. nemastomatid
  10. nemastomatids
  11. Nemat

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