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syrt

/sərt/

syrt noun: a kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia. Also the alternative form of syrtis.

Noun

syrt (plural syrts)

  1. A kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia.
    • Syrts may be separated from each other by higher ridges, and may serve as water divides between drainage basins for larger rivers.

Also used as

syrt is also the alternative form of syrtis.

Forms of syrt

pluralsyrts

Origin of syrt

Borrowed from Russian сырт (syrt), from Kyrgyz сырт (sırt), from Proto-Turkic *sïrt (“highland; ridge; backbone”).

From Latin syrtis, q.v.

Words formed from syrt

Questions about syrt

What does syrt mean?
Syrt means a kind of elevated flatland in Russia and Central Asia.
What part of speech is syrt?
Syrt is a noun.
How do you pronounce syrt?
Syrt is pronounced /sərt/.
What is the plural of syrt?
The plural of syrt is syrts.

Words near syrt in the dictionary

  1. syrphus
  2. syrphus flies
  3. syrphus fly
  4. syrphuses
  5. syrs
  6. syrt
  7. syrtaki
  8. syrtakis
  9. Syrte
  10. syrtes
  11. syrtic

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