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nevis

/ˈniː.vɪs/

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What does nevis mean?

proper noun

  1. An island of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

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/ˈniː.vɪs/

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To add to its attractions it was asserted that the drinking, gambling, and duelling in Nevis left Bath completely in the shade.
Frederic, Lord HamiltonHere, There and EverywhereProject Gutenberg ebook #6368
When the BOREAS arrived at Nevis, she found four American vessels deeply laden, and what are called the island colours flying--white, with a red cross.
Robert SoutheyThe Life of Horatio, Lord NelsonProject Gutenberg ebook #947
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While passing down Loch Ness I visited the romantic Fail of Foyers; then through Loch Lochy, past Ben Nevis to Loch Linnhe, Oban, and the Kyles of Bute, to Glasgow, and from thence to Edinburgh.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
Above it rise hills over hills, of all forms and sizes, and of all hues, from grass-green below to heather-brown and purple above, capped with heights of weather-beaten grey; while towering over all stands the rugged mass of Ben Nevis--a mountain almost unsurpassed for picturesque grandeur.
Samuel SmilesThe Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer With an Introductory History of Roads and Travelling in Great BritainProject Gutenberg ebook #939