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liman
[ li-mahn, -man ]
/ lɪˈmɑn, -ˈmæn /
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noun Geology.
a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit.
an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river.
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Origin of liman
1855–60; <Russian limán estuary, coastal salt lake <Turkish or Crimean Tatar <Medieval Greek liménion,liménas (compare Greek limḗn harbor)
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