リバー

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Etymology

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From English river.

Noun

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リバー (ribā

  1. river
    Synonyms: , (kawa)
    • 1928, Tsuboi Kumezō, Saikin seiji gaikōshi [Recent history of government foreign policy]‎[1], page 202:
      (めん)して()()(しん)()いたオレンジ・リバー・ソベレインチーは(あと)にオランエ()(ゆう)(くに)()ばれる()でオランエ(かわ)とワール(かわ)との(あいだ)()まった()(ほう)である。
      Menshite chiji ga shin ni oita Orenji Ribā Sobereinchī wa ato ni Oran'e Jiyūkuni to yobareru chi de Oran'e-kawa to Wāru-kawa to no aida ni kimatta chihō dearu.
      The Orange River Sovereignty, newly established by the governor, and later called the Free State of Orange, is a locality that was settled between the Orange River and the Vaal River.
    • 1999, Fujisawa Shū, Buenosu Airesu gozen reiji [Buenos Aires twelve o'clock midnight]:
      (とお)くかすかに、ジョニー・マチスの(うた)うムーン・リバーがかかっていて、カザマは(いき)をゆっくり()()げた。
      Tōku kasuka ni, Jonī Machisu no utau Mūn Ribā ga kakatteite, Kazama wa iki o yukkuri fuki ageta.
      Faintly in the distance Johnny Mathis sang “Moon River” as Kazama slowly blew out a breath.
  2. (poker) the river (the last card dealt in a hand)

Usage notes

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Mainly used in translated texts or for place names, especially those in English-speaking regions. For rivers generally (かわ) (kawa) is much more frequent.

Derived terms

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