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Flushing
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English
Pronunciation
en /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/ [ˈfɫʌ̈ʃɪ̃ŋ]
Etymology 1
en
Proper noun
en coastal village par/Mylor co/Cornwall cc/England, across the river from Falmouth OS grid ref SW8134.
Etymology 2
From en nl Vlissingen.
Proper noun
en dated en The <<town>> of Vlissingen in the <<c/Netherlands>>.
en 1962 April P. W. B. Semmens The Netherlands Railways today Modern Railways 238 An example of this was the hourly fast train from Amsterdam via Rotterdam to Eindhoven and Venlo, which used to be combined on the section from Amsterdam to Rotterdam with a stopping train to Flushing.
en twp/and/city co/Genesee County s/Michigan c/USA.
en twp/and/village therein, in co/Belmont County s/Ohio c/USA.
en A <<place>> in <<cc/New Netherland>>, particularly, the <<city/New Amsterdam>> area.
en neighborhood bor/Queens city/New York s/New York c/USA. TopoZone: Flushing, New York
en Flushing Bay bay bor/Queens city/New York s/New York c/USA.
en Flushing River river bor/Queens city/New York s/New York c/USA.
Derived terms
en Flushing Bay Flushing Creek Flushing River Flushing Meadows
References
Anagrams
en fghilnsu lungfish
en exonyms