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Reuss

Reuss proper noun: a river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau.

reuss: a river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau
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Proper noun

Reuss (countable and uncountable, plural Reusses)

  1. A river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau.
  2. A surname from German.
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Forms of Reuss

pluralReusses

Origin of Reuss

German surname for a cobbler, from the obsolete Middle High German (alt)riusse. Also from the noun Russe (“Russian”). For the river see Reuss below.

Questions about Reuss

What does Reuss mean?
Reuss means a river in Switzerland, spanning from its source in Uri to its mouth in Aargau.
What part of speech is Reuss?
Reuss is a proper noun.

Words near Reuss in the dictionary

  1. reuser
  2. reusers
  3. reuses
  4. reusing
  5. reusings
  6. Reuss
  7. Reusser
  8. Reussers
  9. Reusses
  10. reusurp
  11. reusurped

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