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Tonle Sap

Tonle Sap proper noun: a large freshwater lake in Cambodia.

Proper noun

Tonle Sap

  1. A large freshwater lake in Cambodia.
    • Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake, the Tonle Sap in northwestern Cambodia, is facing a water quality crisis, forcing villagers who have lived in traditional floating houses to consider making new lives on the land.2024 February 5, Sokom Kong, “Livelihoods dry up due to pollution in Tonle Sap Lake”, in China Dialogue

Origin of Tonle Sap

From Khmer ទន្លេសាប (tɔɔtŭənlei saap).

Questions about Tonle Sap

What does Tonle Sap mean?
Tonle Sap means a large freshwater lake in Cambodia.
What part of speech is Tonle Sap?
Tonle Sap is a proper noun.

Words near Tonle Sap in the dictionary

  1. Tonkolili
  2. tonkotsu
  3. tonks
  4. Tonkses
  5. Tonle Bati
  6. Tonle Sap
  7. tonlet
  8. tonlets
  9. tonload
  10. tonloads
  11. Tonlé Sap

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