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Erta Ale

Erta Ale proper noun: a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia.

erta ale: a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia
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Proper noun

Erta Ale

  1. A continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia.

Forms of Erta Ale

alternative formErtale
alternative formIrta'ale

Origin of Erta Ale

Borrowed from Amharic ኤርታሌ (ʾertale).

Questions about Erta Ale

What does Erta Ale mean?
Erta Ale means a continuously active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia.
What part of speech is Erta Ale?
Erta Ale is a proper noun.

Words near Erta Ale in the dictionary

  1. Erstfeld
  2. erstwhile
  3. erstwhiles
  4. Ersu
  5. ert
  6. Erta Ale
  7. Ertale
  8. ertapenem
  9. ERTC
  10. Ertebølle
  11. erted

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