Cheney

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/ˈtʃeɪni//ˈtʃiːni/

proper noun

A surname.

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Meanings

proper nounCheney (countable and uncountable, plural Cheneys)

plural Cheneys

  1. countableuncountableA 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 placename.
    1. countableuncountableA city in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Nebraska.
    4. countableuncountableA city in Spokane County, Washington.
    5. countableuncountableA community in the city of Clarence-Rockland, eastern Ontario, Canada.

Origin

Variant of Chesney.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

cheyney

Anagrams

cheyne
Cite this entry
APA

Cheney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheney

MLA

“Cheney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheney. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheney,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheney.

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