Etymology

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Today it means: The longest river in the British Isles, which flows through Ireland into the Atlantic Ocean. Full definition →

Irish Sionainn
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromSionainn
  2. Irish · borrowed fromSionainn
  3. English todayShannon

Borrowed from Irish Sionainn.

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