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nabkha

nabkha noun: a kind of sand dune which forms around vegetation created from wind.

Noun

nabkha (plural nabkhas)

  1. A kind of sand dune which forms around vegetation created from wind.
    Synonyms:
    bush-mound, coppice dune, dune hummock, dune tumulus, hummocky dune, knob dune, nebbe, phytogenic hillock, rebdou, shrub-coppice dune

Synonyms of nabkha

  • bush-mound
  • coppice dune
  • dune hummock
  • dune tumulus
  • hummocky dune
  • knob dune
  • nebbe
  • phytogenic hillock
  • rebdou
  • shrub-coppice dune
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Forms of nabkha

pluralnabkhas
alternative formnebka
alternative formnebkha

Origin of nabkha

Borrowed from Arabic نَبْكَة (nabka).

Questions about nabkha

What does nabkha mean?
Nabkha means a kind of sand dune which forms around vegetation created from wind.
What part of speech is nabkha?
Nabkha is a noun.
What is the plural of nabkha?
The plural of nabkha is nabkhas.

Words near nabkha in the dictionary

  1. nabis
  2. Nabisco
  3. nabitan
  4. nabiximols
  5. nabk
  6. nabkha
  7. nabks
  8. nabla
  9. nablas
  10. nablock
  11. nablocks

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