name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
chenier
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Pronunciation
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/ʃəˈnɛəɹ/
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CMU ARPABET: CH EH1 N Y ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Louisiana, uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 3
A beach ridge consisting of sand or crushed shells raised above mudflats forming part of a strand plain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology
From (Louisiana) French chênière, from chêne (“oak”).