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wye river

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1

A major river in Great Britain that rises in the Cambrian Mountains of mid-Wales, forms part of the border between England and Wales, and flows into the Severn estuary.


2

American A tidal river on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in the United States, which divides into the Wye East River and Back Wye River around Wye Island before flowing into the Chesapeake Bay.

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