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Tonle Sap

American  
[ton-ley sahp] / ˈtɒn leɪ ˌsɑp /

noun

  1. a lake in W Cambodia, draining into the Mekong River.


Tonle Sap British  
/ ˈtɒnlɪ ˈsæp /

noun

  1. a lake in W central Cambodia, linked with the Mekong River by the Tonle Sap River . Area: (dry season) about 2600 sq km (1000 sq miles); (rainy season) about 10 000 sq km (3860 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Southeast Asia’s largest lake, Tonle Sap is situated 125 miles west of Lower Sesan 2.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2017

The slow-moving water, connected to the Mekong by the Tonle Sap, is a vital fish habitat and provides the first destination for juveniles after they hatch in northern breeding grounds.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2017

A few incongruous factories are scattered among the fields, but mostly it’s a green landscape that stretches to the broad waters of the Tonle Sap River.

From New York Times May 13, 2015

Then head to Sisowath Quay and hire a boat for a cruise on the Tonle Sap River for views of Phnom Penh’s pagoda-dotted skyline.

From New York Times Mar. 18, 2011

The buildings are narrow, closely built, as the city’s perimeter is longer than it is wide, stretching two miles along the Tonle Sap River.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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