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Word: lee
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Meaning:
Noun:
- sailing A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind.
- sailing The side of the ship away from the wind.
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Proper noun:
- Any of various place names, including a river in England, and a river in Co. Cork, Ireland.
- female|from=surnames popular in conjoined names such as ''Lee Ann'' or ''Mary Lee''.
- male|from=surnames derived from the surname, or a nickname for names such as Leo and Leroy
- A=An|English from=Middle English|dot= for someone who lived near a [[meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
- from=Chinese|dot= of Chinese origin, a variant of Li (See: ?).
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