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karez

karez noun: a qanat, in parts of central southern Asia.

Noun

karez (plural karezes)

  1. A qanat, in parts of central southern Asia.
    Synonyms:
    qanat

Synonyms of karez

Forms of karez

pluralkarezes

Origin of karez

Borrowed from Persian کاریز (kârêz).

Questions about karez

What does karez mean?
Karez means a qanat, in parts of central southern Asia.
What part of speech is karez?
Karez is a noun.
What is the plural of karez?
The plural of karez is karezes.

Words near karez in the dictionary

  1. kareth
  2. Karetza
  3. Kareus
  4. karewa
  5. karewas
  6. karez
  7. karezes
  8. Karezin
  9. karezza
  10. Karg
  11. Kargbo

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