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Aa RiverAa is the name of a large number of small European rivers. The word is derived from the Old German aha, cognate to the Latin aqua, water (cf. German -ach). In German also Au and Aue exists, similar to in North Germanic languages, with the meaning of moderately sized river. It is also an English noun, beloved of Scrabble players, meaning a stream. The following are the more important streams of this name: - in France:
- in Switzerland:
- in Germany:
- the Westphalian Aa (Westflische Aa), rising in the Teutoburg Forest, and joining the Werre at Herford.
- the Mnster Aa (Mnstersche Aa), a tributary of the Ems near Mnster.
- the Great Aa (Groe Aa), a tributary of the Ems near Lingen.
- and several others (Ahauser Aa, Alsttter Aa, Bocholter Aa, Grenzaa, Ibbenbrener Aa, Speller Aa, Steinfurter Aa).
- in the Netherlands:
- in Latvia:
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