limay
limay Lexical Profile
• noun
A major river in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina, which flows from Nahuel Huapi Lake and joins the Neuquén River to form the Río Negro.
"The Limay is renowned for its crystalline waters and serves as a premier destination for fly fishing in Argentina."
A first-class municipality located in the province of Bataan within the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.
"Due to its deep-water port facilities and refineries, Limay has developed into an important industrial hub for the province of Bataan."
A commune in the Yvelines department of the Île-de-France region in north-central France, situated on the right bank of the Seine river.
"The historic stone bridge connecting Mantes-la-Jolie to Limay was immortalized in a painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The name Limay has distinct origins based on the geographical entity: the river in Argentina takes its name from the Mapudungun word 'limay', meaning 'clear' or 'transparent', while the Philippine municipality is traditionally thought to derive from the Tagalog word 'lima', meaning 'five'.
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