Cher

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃɛɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃɛə/

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)

Cher

2. A department of Centre-Val de Loire, France. Capital: Bourges.
4. A left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire.

Cher

1. A short form of the female given name Cherilyn, popularized as a given name by the singer Cher.

• ECHR, Rech, Herc, EHRC

Named after the Cher River, from the pre-Indo-European substrate hydronym *kʰar- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek κάρκαρος (kárkaros, “rough, jagged”)).

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ/

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Cher m

1. Cher (a department of Centre-Val de Loire, France)
2. Cher (a left tributary of the Loire, in central France, flowing through the departments of Creuse, Allier, Cher, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire)

• Loir-et-Cher

• Sandre - "Fiche cours d'eau - Cher (K---0090)".