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makatea

makatea noun: a raised terrace of coral limestone surrounding a South Pacific atoll.

Noun

makatea (countable and uncountable, plural makateas)

  1. (countable) A raised terrace of coral limestone surrounding a South Pacific atoll.
  2. (uncountable) The limestone of which it is constructed.

Proper noun capitalized: Makatea

Makatea

  1. An island in French Polynesia; formerly Aurora.

Forms of makatea

pluralmakateas

Questions about makatea

What does makatea mean?
Makatea means a raised terrace of coral limestone surrounding a South Pacific atoll.
What part of speech is makatea?
Makatea can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of makatea?
The plural of makatea is makateas.

Words near makatea in the dictionary

  1. Makassar Indonesian
  2. Makassarese
  3. makataan
  4. makataans
  5. Makate
  6. makatea
  7. makateas
  8. Makati
  9. makatite
  10. Makato
  11. Makaton

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