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Lake Asphaltites

Lake Asphaltites proper noun: synonym of Dead Sea.

Proper noun

Lake Asphaltites

  1. (historical) Synonym of Dead Sea.
    Synonyms:
    Dead Sea

Synonyms of Lake Asphaltites

Origin of Lake Asphaltites

Calque of Latin Lacus Asphaltites, from Ancient Greek Ἀσφαλτίτης Λίμνη (Asphaltítēs Límnē), from the importance of the lake's free-floating bitumen blocks in ancient trade.

Questions about Lake Asphaltites

What does Lake Asphaltites mean?
Lake Asphaltites means synonym of Dead Sea.
What part of speech is Lake Asphaltites?
Lake Asphaltites is a proper noun.

Words near Lake Asphaltites in the dictionary

  1. Lake Almanor West
  2. Lake America
  3. Lake and Peninsula Borough
  4. Lake Andes
  5. Lake Arrowhead
  6. Lake Asphaltites
  7. Lake Baikal
  8. Lake Balboa
  9. lake ball
  10. lake balls
  11. Lake Bathurst

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