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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesétendue d'eau
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-tã-dy d_o
"Cette étendue d'eau abrite de nombreuses espèces de poissons."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A significant accumulation of water, generally covering the earth's surface, such as an ocean, sea, lake, river, or pond.
"The local conservation group worked hard to protect the delicate ecosystem surrounding the waterbody." - 2
Any distinct body of liquid water, whether natural or artificial, stagnant or flowing.
"An artificial waterbody was created in the park to help manage rainwater runoff and attract wildlife."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a compound of the Old English 'wæter' (from Proto-Germanic *watōr) and 'body' (from Old English 'bodi'). It emerged in modern geographical and environmental discourse to collectively describe any significant accumulation of water on the Earth's surface.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waterbody" is said worldwide
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étendue d'eau
Transliteration: e-tã-dy d_o
"Cette étendue d'eau abrite de nombreuses espèces de poissons."
Gewässer
Transliteration: ɡəˈvɛsɐ
"Das Gewässer ist ein beliebtes Ziel für Angler."
specchio d'acqua
Transliteration: ˈspɛkkjo ˈdakwka
"Il sole si rifletteva sulla superficie dello specchio d'acqua."
masa de agua
Transliteration: ˈmasa de ˈwaɣwa
"El río es la principal masa de agua de la región."
corpo d'água
Transliteration: ˈkoɾpu ˈdɐɡwɐ
"A preservação deste corpo d'água é fundamental para a cidade."
जल ्रोत
Transliteration: jal srot
Script: जल स्रोत
"यह जल स्रोत स्थानीय लोगों के लिए जीवन का मुख्य आधार है।"
水体
Transliteration: shuǐ tǐ
"保护水体对于维护生态平衡至关重要。"
수체
Transliteration: su-che
"이 수체는 다양한 수생 둥물의 서식지입니다."
水域
Transliteration: suiki
"その水域には多くの鳥類が集まります。"
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