🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

沿海的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yán hǎi de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Littoral/ˈlɪt.ər.əl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"沿海地区拥有丰富的海洋资源。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake.

    "The littoral zone is home to a rich variety of marine plants and animals."
As noun
  1. 1

    A region lying along a shore.

    "Protecting the fragile ecosystem of the littoral requires strict environmental regulations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'littoralis', from 'litus' (shore, coast), dating back to the mid-17th century. It evolved from geographical and geological terminology to describe the specific intertidal and coastal zones influenced by marine and terrestrial interactions.

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