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Definition of wear river
wear river
• noun
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A river in northeastern England that rises in the Pennines of County Durham, flows eastward through the historic city of Durham, and empties into the North Sea at Sunderland (commonly known in Britain as the River Wear).
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Wear river. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/wear-river