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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszone littorale
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zon li.tɔ.ʁal
"La zone littorale abrite une grande diversité d'espèces marines."
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The region of a body of ocean or fresh water that is near to the shore and subject to changing water levels and wave action.
"Many small fish and crustaceans find shelter in the rich vegetation of the littoral zone."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin 'litoralis' (pertaining to the shore, from 'litus' meaning shore) combined with 'zone', originating from ancient Greek 'zōnē' (girdle, belt).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "littoral-zone" is said worldwide
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zone littorale
Transliteration: zon li.tɔ.ʁal
"La zone littorale abrite une grande diversité d'espèces marines."
Litoral
Transliteration: li.toˈʁaːl
"Das Litoral ist der Uferbereich von Gewässern."
zona litorale
Transliteration: ˈdzɔ.na li.toˈra.le
"La zona litorale è ricca di organismi bentonici."
zona litoral
Transliteration: ˈθona li.toˈɾal
"La zona litoral está expuesta a la marea."
zona litorânea
Transliteration: ˈzõ.nɐ li.toˈɾɐ̃.jɐ
"A zona litorânea é muito afetada pelas atividades humanas."
तटीय क्षेत्र
Transliteration: taṭīya kṣētra
"तटीय क्षेत्र में कई प्रकार के पौधे उगते हैं।"
沿岸带
Transliteration: yán'àn dài
"沿岸带的生态系统对环境变化非常敏感。"
연안대
Transliteration: yeonandae
"연안대는 다양한 수생 생물의 서식지입니다."
沿岸帯
Transliteration: engan-tai
"沿岸帯には多くの生物が生息しています。"
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