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saltern

/ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)n/

saltern noun: an area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.

Noun

saltern (plural salterns)

  1. An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.
  2. A modern saltworks.

saltern meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Myanmar

saltern in Tamil

உப்பளம்

saltern in Urdu

کارخانہ نمک

saltern in Myanmar

modern saltworks
ဆားကျင်း hca:kyang:

Forms of saltern

pluralsalterns

Origin of saltern

From Old English sealtærn, from sealt (“salt”) + ærn (“place, building”).

Questions about saltern

What does saltern mean?
Saltern means an area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands.
What is saltern in Tamil?
Saltern in Tamil is உப்பளம். See Saltern meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saltern?
Saltern is a noun.
How do you pronounce saltern?
Saltern is pronounced /ˈsɔːltə(ɹ)n/.
What is the plural of saltern?
The plural of saltern is salterns.

Words near saltern in the dictionary

  1. salter
  2. Salter-Harris fracture
  3. Salter-Harris fractures
  4. Salterhebble
  5. salteries
  6. saltern
  7. salterns
  8. salters
  9. Salterses
  10. saltery
  11. Saltery Bay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saltern (page history and authors); saltern (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); saltern (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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