wadi
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Wadi
A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry…A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
/ˈwɑdi/
Meaning
1 sensesA valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
Near-synonyms: nahal, wash, dry wash, arroyo (synonymous other than regiolectal specificity)
Wadi
gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season
Translations
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By meaning 1
a valley, gully, or stream-bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season:
Origin
Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).Borrowed from Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).
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