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upper reaches

upper reaches noun: the highest or most northerly extremes of something.

Noun

upper reaches (uncountable)

  1. (This entry is a translation hub.) The highest or most northerly extremes of something.
    • the upper reaches of the Amazon.

upper reaches meaning in Vietnamese

upper reaches in Vietnamese

the part of a river that is near where it begins
thượng lưu, thượng nguồn

Questions about upper reaches

What does upper reaches mean?
Upper reaches means the highest or most northerly extremes of something.
What is upper reaches in Vietnamese?
Upper reaches in Vietnamese is thượng lưu, thượng nguồn. See Upper reaches meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is upper reaches?
Upper reaches is a noun.

Words near upper reaches in the dictionary

  1. Upper Providence
  2. upper quartile
  3. upper quartiles
  4. Upper Quezon Hill
  5. Upper Quirino Magsaysay
  6. upper reaches
  7. Upper Republican
  8. Upper Republicans
  9. upper respiratory tract
  10. upper respiratory tracts
  11. Upper Rock Quarry

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