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What language did levee come from?

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∙ 17y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The word levee, from the French word levée (from the feminine past participle of the French verb lever, "to raise"), is used in American English (notably in the Midwest and Deep South); it came into English use in New Orleans circa 1720.

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