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freshwater in Malay

air tawar

UK/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/

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freshwater in Malay: air tawar. In English, freshwater means living in fresh water.

Malay words for freshwater

living in fresh water
air tawar

English meaning of freshwater

  1. adjective Living in fresh water.
  2. adjective Consisting of fresh water.
  3. adjective Unskilled as a seaman.
  4. adjective Neoclassical, in reference to the macroeconomics and economic departments near the Great Lakes.

Full definition of freshwater

freshwater in a sentence

  • The trout is a freshwater fish.
  • Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.

Synonyms of freshwater

freshwater in other languages

Questions about freshwater in Malay

What is the meaning of freshwater in Malay?
Freshwater in Malay is air tawar.
Apakah maksud freshwater dalam bahasa Melayu?
Freshwater: air tawar.
What does freshwater mean in English?
Freshwater means living in fresh water.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: freshwater (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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