GREAT RIFT VALLEY, THE

Meaning of GREAT RIFT VALLEY, THE in English

ˌGreat ˌRift ˈValley, the BrE AmE

a very deep, wide valley which is 3000 miles long and runs across most of East Africa and into southwest Asia

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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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GREAT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric …
Английский словарь Британика
RIFT — I. ˈrift noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse ript breach of contract, …
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GREAT — I. ˈgrā]t, South often -re(ə)] or -rāə]; usu ]d.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English …
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VALLEY — ˈvalē, -li noun ( plural valleys ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English valeie, valey, from Old French valee, from …
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RIFT — (v. t.) To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock; to rift the clouds.
Английский словарь Webster
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
VALLEY — — valleylike , adj. /val"ee/ , n. , pl. valleys . 1. an elongated depression between uplands, hills, or mountains, …
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GREAT — — greatness , n. /grayt/ , adj., greater, greatest , adv., n., pl. greats , ( esp. collectively ) great …
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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
GREAT — I. ˈgrāt, Southern also ˈgre(ə)t adjective Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēat; akin to Old High German grōz …
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: …
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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. …
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GREAT — superl pregnant; big (with young). 2. great ·noun the whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by …
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VALLEY — [val.ley] n, pl valleys [ME valey, fr. OF valee, fr. val valley--more at vale] (14c) 1 a: an elongate depression …
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RIFT — [rift] n [ME, of Scand origin; akin to Dan & Norw rift fissure, ON rifa to rive--more at rive] (14c) …
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GREAT — [great] adj [ME grete, fr. OE great; akin to OHG groz large] (bef. 12c) 1 a: notably large in size: …
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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
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
VALLEY — / ˈvæli; NAmE / noun an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through …
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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 …
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GREAT — I. great 1 S1 W1 /ɡreɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative greater , superlative greatest ) [ Word Family: noun …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
RIFT — n. & v. n. 1 a a crack or split in an object. b an opening in a cloud etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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RIFT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a crack or split in an object. b an opening in a cloud etc. …
Oxford English vocab
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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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GREAT — ( greater, greatest, greats) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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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 …
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GREAT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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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 …
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GREAT — (GOOD) [adjective] -er, -est [informal] - very good; wonderfula great surprise/idea/reliefWe had a great time last night at the party.It's …
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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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GREAT — adj. Alfred the Great Carolus Magnus Charles the Great Great Learning Herod the Great Stephen the Great Theodoric the Great …
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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 , …
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RIFT — See ↑ DISAGREE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ cause a rift between
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RIFT — n. 25B6; noun a deep rift in the ice : CRACK, fault, flaw, split, break, breach, fissure, fracture, cleft, crevice, …
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GREAT — adj. 25B6; adjective they showed great interest : CONSIDERABLE, substantial, significant, appreciable, special, serious; exceptional, extraordinary. a great expanse of …
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GREAT — adj. 1 big, large, huge, immense, enormous, gigantic, giant, grand, extensive, prodigious, colossal, massive, vast, tremendous; spacious, capacious, mammoth, gargantuan, …
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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, …
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GREAT — 1. прил. 1) а) большой, огромный, крупный (по объему, силе и т.д.) great blot great masses of population great talker …
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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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GREAT — great.ogg 1. greıt n 1. (the great) 1> собир. сильные мира сего 2> великие писатели, классики 2. pl студ. жарг. …
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VALLEY — 1) долина; пойма 2) межгребневое пространство волн 3) впадина; вмятина; борозда; канавка; углубление 4) строит. разжелобок, ендова 5) впадина, точка …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
VALLEY — 1) долина; пойма 2) межгребневое пространство волн 3) впадина; вмятина; борозда; канавка; углубление 4) строит. разжелобок, ендова 5) впадина, точка минимума (на вольт-амперной характеристике) 6) …
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VALLEY — 1) впадина 2) докообразный 3) долина 4) долинный 5) ендова 6) понижение 7) разжелобок 8) седловина • conduciton band valley — долина зоны проводимости conductino band valley — минимум зоны …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RIFT — 1) пробоина 2) разрыв 3) раскалывать 4) расколоть 5) скважина 6) трещина 7) щель • - rift sawing
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