"Black River" meaning in All languages combined

See Black River on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Black River}} Black River
  1. One of the longest rivers in Jamaica; it is 33.2 miles long. Categories (place): Places in Jamaica, Rivers in Jamaica
    Sense id: en-Black_River-en-name-yiAN~Tee
  2. A town located at the mouth of the Black River, the parish capital of Saint Elizabeth parish, Jamaica. Categories (place): Places in Jamaica, Towns in Jamaica Derived forms: Black River Falls (english: Wisconsin) Related terms: Heihe
    Sense id: en-Black_River-en-name-bP6sMpxz Categories (other): Parish capitals of Jamaica, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 43 3 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 47 3 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 45 3 26
  3. A river in Vietnam and Yunnan, China. Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Vietnam, Rivers in China, Rivers in Vietnam
    Sense id: en-Black_River-en-name-k4zJn7Lx
  4. A river in west-central Wisconsin, United States, a tributary of the Mississippi. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Rivers in Wisconsin, USA, Rivers in the United States Synonyms (from Vietnamese): Sông Đà
    Sense id: en-Black_River-en-name-DAOEobL9 Disambiguation of 'from Vietnamese': 8 21 23 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (from Mandarin Chinese, upper reaches): Lixian River
Disambiguation of 'from Mandarin Chinese, upper reaches': 24 39 6 31
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