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linn

noun \ˈlin\

Definition of LINN

1
chiefly Scottish :  waterfall
2
chiefly Scottish :  a steep ravine
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Origin of LINN

Scottish Gaelic linne pool
First Known Use: 1513

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Synonyms
col, couloir, defile, flume, gap, gill [British], gorge, gulch, gulf, kloof [South African], canyon [chiefly Scottish], notch, pass, ravine, saddle

Rhymes with LINN

bin, blin, chin, din, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, Lynn, pin, shin, Shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, tin, twin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin

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4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. linn
  2. black linn
  3. white linn
  4. yellow linn
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