Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete or dialectal form of
neigh . - Born: sometimes placed before a married woman's maiden name to indicate the family to which she belongs: as, Madame de Staël, née Necker (that is, Madame de Staël, born Necker, or whose family name was Necker).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth (i.e. her maiden name).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Used when giving the
maiden name of a woman. - adjective Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.
- interjection Geordie
no , used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like Germankein /Dutchgeen /Frenchrien . Compare withna .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman
Etymologies
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Examples
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JW: I really liked Botany, I should check out Dilemma nee: LOL!
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The way u spelled out all ur name attached with ur 'nee' just made everything look like a birth certificate ...
FYI 2008
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And so it was, a year today that the European dream came crashing to earth, as the Dutch voted "nee" in their own referendum, just three days after the French "non".
Nee-derlands Richard 2006
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If anything, as time passes, the "nee" vote will harden and some pundit are predicting a final score as high as 70 percent.
Today's the day… Richard 2005
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For sure, the Dutch will almost certainly vote "nee" and the best of luck to them.
Today's the day… Richard 2005
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A Belgian blogger, studying in Vienna, Pieter Cleppe, tells us that a poll broadcast yesterday by the television programme Nova gave a 54-46 percent split in favour of the "nee".
Hell No! Richard 2005
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This follows a flurry of meetings following the resounding Dutch "nee", with Schröder also having travelled to Luxembourg yesterday to hold crisis talks with the egregious Jean-Claude Juncker.
A whiff of panic? Richard 2005
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Firstly, it seems clear that Blair has seen in the Dutch "nee" and the French "non" an opportunity to ditch the UK referendum, which he believes he cannot win and which would be damaging to his premiership.
Silence Richard 2005
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A survey by pollster Maurice de Hond publicised on Saturday showed an increase from 40 to 42 percent for "nee" campaigners, while supporters of the EU constitution lost one point to 38 percent.
Who would be prime minister? Richard 2005
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Incidentally, the soggy brain caught a Dutch "nee" campaigner being interviewed on this morning's BBC Today programme, telling the interviewer that the internet had played a surprisingly large part in the campaign.
Hell No! Richard 2005
sonofgroucho commented on the word nee
On whether the Knights say this or "ni". Maybe we will never know.
October 7, 2007