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Sevan

/seˈvɑːn/

Sevan proper noun: large freshwater mountain lake in Armenia.

sevan: large freshwater mountain lake in Armenia
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Proper noun

Sevan

  1. large freshwater mountain lake in Armenia
  2. formerly an island in the northwestern part of Lake Sevan in Armenia, which was transformed into a peninsula after the artificial draining during the Soviet era

Origin of Sevan

From Armenian Սեւան (Sewan).

Words formed from Sevan

Questions about Sevan

What does Sevan mean?
Sevan means large freshwater mountain lake in Armenia.
What part of speech is Sevan?
Sevan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sevan?
Sevan is pronounced /seˈvɑːn/.

Words near Sevan in the dictionary

  1. sev'ral
  2. seva
  3. sevabertinib
  4. sevai
  5. sevaiyan
  6. Sevan
  7. Sevan trout
  8. Sevareid
  9. Sevastopol
  10. Sevatian
  11. Sevcik

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