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Kalema

Kalema proper noun: a violent surf that occurs on the coast of the Guinea region of West Africa.

Proper noun

the Kalema (uncountable)

  1. A violent surf that occurs on the coast of the Guinea region of West Africa.
    • Has no harbour and landing is rather difficult through the heavy surf, the “Kalema”, which breaks upon the coast all year round.1899, The International Geography Publisher: G. Newnes limited. Editor(s): Hugh Robert Mill. Page 972.
    • "In the same way, the imposing swell causing the constant surf at the coast of Guinea (the Kalema) originates from a region near Tristan de Cunha […] There is sometimes a strong surf generated from about 400 nautical miles distance.1961, Physical Oceanography. Publisher: Macmillan. Author(s): Albert Defant. P 101.

Questions about Kalema

What does Kalema mean?
Kalema means a violent surf that occurs on the coast of the Guinea region of West Africa.
What part of speech is Kalema?
Kalema is a proper noun.

Words near Kalema in the dictionary

  1. kaleidoscopics
  2. kaleidoscoping
  3. Kaleigh
  4. Kalel
  5. kalelike
  6. Kalema
  7. kalemia
  8. kalemic
  9. Kalemie
  10. Kalen
  11. kalenda

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