Re: [BRHSlist] What does 'nee' mean?

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In a message dated 1/18/03 8:55:42 am, super-chief-val@c... writes:

>In all my years of reading railroad materials, I have yet to see this
>term defined.
>
>What does 'nee' mean?

My dictionary defines it as "born" to identify a married woman's maiden name, 
i.e. Mrs. Smith, nee Miss Jones. It's often seen with an accent over the 
first e and is pronounced "nay."