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Noun de vries has 1 sense
  1. deVries, De Vries, Hugo deVries, Hugo De Vries - Dutch botanist who rediscovered Mendel's laws and developed the mutation theory of evolution (1848-1935)
    --1 is a kind of botanist, phytologist, plant scientist

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Term: de vries

Definition:

De Vries is a Dutch surname and is the most common surname in the Netherlands. It is derived from the given name Vries, meaning "Frisian" in Dutch, indicating a person from Friesland, a province in the northern Netherlands.

Parts of Speech:

  • Noun

Senses:

  1. A Dutch surname derived from the given name Vries

Usages:

  1. De Vries family
  2. De Vries genealogy
  3. De Vries origin

Sample Sentences:

1. The De Vries family has a long history in Friesland.

2. I am researching my De Vries genealogy to trace my Dutch roots.

3. Many people with the surname De Vries can be traced back to Friesland, Netherlands.

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