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liman

/lɪˈmɑn/

liman noun: a wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region.

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Noun (1)

liman (plural limans)

  1. A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region.
    • Only at a point where a river, a streamlet, even a balka (step-glen, ravine) opens into the sea, is the steep incline of the steppe-plateau broken. […] This sea-water lake is called liman in Ukrainian. Wherever a stream of great volume empties into a liman, the bar is severed at one or more places.1918, Stephen Rudnicki, Ukraine, the Land and Its People: An Introduction to Its Geography, page 19
    • Its rising provided conditions for the formation of liman valleys along the coast. As well, meltwaters from the ice cap produced ponding, with excess water that either spilled over the low points of divides or flowed along the ice[…]1993 December 15, Danylo Husar Struk, Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Volume V: St-Z, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN

Adjective capitalized: Liman

IPA/ˈliːmən/

Liman (comparative more Liman, superlative most Liman)

  1. From or pertaining to Lima in Peru.

Noun (2) capitalized: Liman

IPA/ˈliːmən/

Liman (plural Limans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Lima in Peru.

Proper noun capitalized: Liman

Liman

  1. (rare) Rare spelling of Lyman (“town in the Donbas”).
    • The Ukrainians, the Finns and the peoples of the Caucasus strove for their independence. […] After his recovery, Father had been transferred to the city of Liman.1949, Oksana Stepanovna Kasenkina, Leap to Freedom, Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott [1949]
    • Kharkov Region, Zmewsk District, the Donets River, between trans-Donets settlements and town of Liman; […]2001, Flora of Russia: The European Part and Bordering Regions, page 192

Forms of liman

Noun
plurallimans
pluralLimans
Adjective
comparativemore Liman
superlativemost Liman
alternative formLimean

Origin of liman

From Russian лима́н (limán) or Ukrainian лима́н (lymán), from Turkic, compare Turkish liman (“port, harbor”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”).

From Lima + -an.

From Russian Лима́н (Limán) or alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Лима́н (Lymán).

Questions about liman

What does liman mean?
Liman means a wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region.
What part of speech is liman?
Liman can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce liman?
Liman is pronounced /lɪˈmɑn/.
What is the plural of liman?
The plural of liman is limans.

Words near liman in the dictionary

  1. limacon
  2. limacons
  3. Limaha
  4. limail
  5. limaille
  6. liman
  7. Limander
  8. limans
  9. Limanu
  10. Limao
  11. limapontiid

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