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marjal

marjal noun: a seaside marsh, used for agriculture.

Noun

marjal (plural marjals)

  1. A seaside marsh, used for agriculture
    • He spent two days in May, 1392, surveying the canal of the well of En Aparici in the marjals of Valencia.1968, Technology and Culture
    • Trenches were dug into the marshlands (marjals) east of the city to drain them. Then irrigation canals were extended from the already irrigated areas close to the city.2014, Thomas F. Glick, Steven Livesey, Faith Wallis, Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, →ISBN

Forms of marjal

pluralmarjals

Origin of marjal

From Catalan marjal or Spanish marjal.

Questions about marjal

What does marjal mean?
Marjal means a seaside marsh, used for agriculture.
What part of speech is marjal?
Marjal is a noun.
What is the plural of marjal?
The plural of marjal is marjals.

Words near marjal in the dictionary

  1. Mariyah
  2. marizomib
  3. Mariánské Lázne
  4. Marj
  5. marjaiya
  6. marjal
  7. marjals
  8. Marjie
  9. Marjing
  10. Marjit
  11. Marjolaine

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