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Nevis

ne·vis

UK/ˈniː.vɪs/ US/ˈnɛvɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis

Origin

From Spanish nieves (“snows”), in Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (“Our Lady of the Snows”), a Spanish name for the island.

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