neches
neches Lexical Profile
• noun
American A major river in eastern Texas that flows southeast through the Piney Woods region, eventually draining into Sabine Lake and the Gulf of Mexico.
"The Big Thicket National Preserve protects the heavily forested and biologically diverse corridors along the Neches River."
American A historic Native American tribe of the Hasinai branch of the Caddo confederacy who traditionally inhabited the Piney Woods region of East Texas.
"Early Spanish explorers and missionaries established missions near the villages of the Neches people in the late seventeenth century."
Word Origin & Etymology
Named after the Neches, a historic Native American tribe of the Hasinai confederacy who originally inhabited the region of eastern Texas.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.