Nye

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ny \Ny\, Nye \Nye\, a. & adv.
     Nigh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Nye \Nye\, n. [Prob. fr. F. nid nest, brood, L. nidus nest. See
     {Nest}, and cf. {Eye} brood, {Nide}.]
     A brood or flock of pheasants.
     [1913 Webster]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Nye, MT
    Zip code(s): 59061

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Nye -- U.S. County in Nevada
     Population (2000):    32485
     Housing Units (2000): 15934
     Land area (2000):     18146.661884 sq. miles (46999.636520 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    12.065561 sq. miles (31.249657 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    18158.727445 sq. miles (47030.886177 sq. km)
     Located within:       Nevada (NV), FIPS 32
     Location:             37.895867 N, 116.564187 W
     Headwords:
      Nye
      Nye, NV
      Nye County
      Nye County, NV