name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sallee
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/sæliː/
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CMU ARPABET: S AE1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Alternative spelling of Salé, a coastal town near Rabat in north-western Morocco.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
Any of various wattles (acacia trees).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
Meaning 4
Any of various eucalypts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Examples
- 2006, D. J. Boland, M. I. H. Brooker, G. M. Chippendale, N. Hall, B. P. M. Hyland, R.D. Johnston, D. A. Kleinig, M. W. McDonald, J. D. Turner, Forest Trees of Australia, CSIRO, page 556, Black sallee is most common adjacent to creeks and flats in mountainous, tableland country.
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History
Etymology
Transferative use of sally, dialectal variant of sallow (“willow”).