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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFlusseinzugsgebiet
Pronunciation / Transliteration: flʊsˌʔaɪntsuːksɡəˌbiːt
"Das Einzugsgebiet der Donau erstreckt sich über mehrere Länder."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of land where all precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as a river, bay, or other body of water.
"The Amazon drainage basin is the largest in the world, covering a significant portion of South America." - 2
A topographic region bounded by divides that funnels surface runoff into a unified stream network.
"Geologists analyzed the soil composition across the entire mountain drainage basin."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'drainage', derived from the Old English 'dreahnian' (to strain out or dry up) combined with Romance influences, and 'basin', originating from Old French 'bacin' and Late Latin 'baccinum'. Together, the compound emerged in modern scientific and hydrological nomenclature during the 19th century to describe bounded geographic areas of water collection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drainage basin" is said worldwide
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bassin versant
Transliteration: bas-sɛ̃ vɛʁ.sɑ̃
"Le bassin versant de la Loire est très vaste."
Flusseinzugsgebiet
Transliteration: flʊsˌʔaɪntsuːksɡəˌbiːt
"Das Einzugsgebiet der Donau erstreckt sich über mehrere Länder."
bacino idrografico
Transliteration: baˈtʃiːno i.droˈɡraː.fi.ko
"Il bacino idrografico del Po è il più grande d'Italia."
cuenca hidrográfica
Transliteration: ˈkwenka iðɾoˈɣrafika
"La cuenca hidrográfica del Amazonas es rica en biodiversidad."
bacia hidrográfica
Transliteration: baˈsi.ɐ i.dɾoˈɡɾa.fi.kɐ
"A bacia hidrográfica do São Francisco é vital para a região."
जलसंभर
Transliteration: jal-sambhar
Script: जलसंभर क्षेत्र
"गंगा नदी का जलसंभर बहुत बड़ा है।"
流域
Transliteration: liú yù
"长江流域孕育了灿烂的中华文明。"
유역
Transliteration: yuyeok
"한강 유역은 인구가 밀집된 지역입니다."
流域
Transliteration: ryūiki
"この川の流域には多くの農地が広がっています。"
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