WESTERN RIFT VALLEY

Meaning of WESTERN RIFT VALLEY in English

(Africa), branch of the East African Rift System (q.v.).

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WESTERN — I Genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows set in the American West, usually …
Английский словарь Британика
VALLEY — I Elongate depression of the Earth's surface. Valleys are commonly drained by rivers and may be in a relatively flat …
Английский словарь Британика
RIFT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Rift Valley Rift Valley {{link=rift valley">rift valley
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WESTERN — I. ˈwestə(r)n, - R also -t ə n adjective Etymology: Middle English westeren, westerne, from Old English westerne; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIFT — I. ˈrift noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse ript breach of contract, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VALLEY — ˈvalē, -li noun ( plural valleys ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English valeie, valey, from Old French valee, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WESTERN — (a.) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze.
Английский словарь Webster
WESTERN — (a.) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the direction of …
Английский словарь Webster
RIFT — (v. t.) To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.
Английский словарь Webster
WESTERN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in the region nearly in the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN — ( a. ) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIFT — ( v. t. ) To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN — /wes"teuhrn/ , adj. 1. lying toward or situated in the west: our company's western office. 2. directed or proceeding toward …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VALLEY — — valleylike , adj. /val"ee/ , n. , pl. valleys . 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WESTERN — I. ˈwes-tərn adjective Etymology: Middle English westerne, from Old English; akin to Old High German westrōni western, Old English west …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RIFT — I. ˈrift noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish & Norwegian rift fissure, Old Norse rīfa to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VALLEY — noun ( plural valleys ) Etymology: Middle English valeye, from Anglo-French valee, from val valley — more at vale Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WESTERN — adj moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. …
Webster English vocab
VALLEY — noun the depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof. 2. valley ·noun the place of …
Webster English vocab
RIFT — p.p. of rive. 2. rift ·vi to belch. 3. rift ·noun a shallow place in a stream; a ford. 4. …
Webster English vocab
WESTERN — [west.ern] adj [ME westerne, fr. OE; akin to OHG westroni western, OE west] (bef. 12c) 1 a: coming from the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VALLEY — [val.ley] n, pl valleys [ME valey, fr. OF valee, fr. val valley--more at vale] (14c) 1 a: an elongate depression …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RIFT — [rift] n [ME, of Scand origin; akin to Dan & Norw rift fissure, ON rifa to rive--more at rive] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WESTERN — a genre of novels and short stories, motion pictures, and television and radio shows that are set in the American …
Britannica English vocabulary
VALLEY — elongate depression of the Earth's surface. Valleys are commonly drained by rivers and may be in a relatively flat plain …
Britannica English vocabulary
WESTERN — western, W~ BrE AmE ˈwest ə n AmE - ə rn ▷ western|s z ▶ ˌ Western Au ˈ stralia …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VALLEY — valley, V\~ BrE AmE ˈvæl i ▷ valley|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RIFT — rift BrE AmE rɪft ▷ rifted ˈrɪft ɪd -əd ▷ rifting ˈrɪft ɪŋ ▷ rifts rɪfts ▶ ˈ rift ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WESTERN — / ˈwestən; NAmE -ərn/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] ( abbr. W ) (also …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VALLEY — / ˈvæli; NAmE / noun an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WESTERN — I. west ‧ ern 1 S2 W2 BrE AmE , Western /ˈwestən $ -ərn/ adjective ( written abbreviation W ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VALLEY — val ‧ ley S3 W3 /ˈvæli/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: valee …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RIFT — rift /rɪft/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: From a Scandinavian language ] 1 . a situation …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WESTERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WESTERN — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RIFT — n. & v. n. 1 a a crack or split in an object. b an opening in a cloud etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WESTERN — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or in the west; inhabiting the west. 2 lying or directed towards the west. …
Oxford English vocab
RIFT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a crack or split in an object. b an opening in a cloud etc. …
Oxford English vocab
WESTERN — also Western ( westerns) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Western means …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VALLEY — ( valleys) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A valley is a low …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RIFT — ( rifts) 1. A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VALLEY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a river valley ▪ They came to a wide river valley. lily of the valley …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RIFT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES heal the wounds/breach/division/rift ▪ Our main goal must be to heal the divisions in our …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VALLEY — [noun] [C] - an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through itthe Nile …
Cambridge English vocab
RIFT — [noun] [C] - a narrow space in the ground or in rockThe stream had cut a deep rift in the …
Cambridge English vocab
WESTERN — n. Western Isles Western Samoa Western Bug River Chicago and North Western Transportation Co. country and western Ghats Eastern and …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VALLEY — n. Biqa Valley Al Central Valley Cherry Valley Raid Coachella Valley Death Valley Fergana Valley Great Rift Valley Rift Valley …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
VALLEY — n. Elongate depression of the Earth's surface. Valleys are commonly drained by rivers and may be in a relatively flat …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RIFT — n. Great Rift Valley East African Rift System Rift Valley rift valley
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WESTERN — Synonyms and related words : 3-D, Cinemascope, Cinerama, Marchen, Technicolor, Western story, Westerner, adventure story, allegory, animated cartoon, apologue, bedtime …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VALLEY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , deep , high , large , long , steep , wide ▪ little , narrow …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIFT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , growing , serious ▪ public ▪ family VERB + RIFT ▪ cause , create , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RIFT — See ↑ DISAGREE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ cause a rift between
Longman Activator English vocab
RIFT — n. 25B6; noun a deep rift in the ice : CRACK, fault, flaw, split, break, breach, fissure, fracture, cleft, crevice, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WESTERN — n a book or film that tells a story about cowboys in the Wild West . Westerns involve guns, horses …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VALLEY — сущ. 1) а) долина a valley between high mountains ≈ долина среди высоких гор They live down in the valley. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RIFT — 1. сущ. 1) трещина; расселина; разлом; щель; разрыв; прорез, просвет, разрез rift valley Syn : crack 1., split 1., fissure, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WESTERN — western.ogg 1. ʹwestən n (часто Western) 1. = westerner 2. вестерн ( ковбойский фильм ); ковбойский роман и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VALLEY — valley.ogg ʹvælı n 1. 1> (горная) долина glacial valley - ледниковая долина up the valley - из долины в горы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RIFT — rift.ogg 1. rıft n 1. трещина, расселина, щель, разрыв a rift in the couds - просвет в тучах 2. ущелье …
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