PLAYA

Meaning of PLAYA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplī-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Spanish, literally, beach, from Late Latin plagia — more at plage

Date: 1854

: the flat-floored bottom of an undrained desert basin that becomes at times a shallow lake

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

PLAYA — noun see: plage Date: 1854 the flat-floored bottom of an undrained desert basin that becomes at times a shallow lake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAYA — I or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAYA — ˈplīə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, literally, beach, from Medieval Latin plagia hillside, shoreline, probably from Greek, sides, flanks, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAYA — (n.) A beach; a strand; in the plains and deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, a broad, level spot, …
Английский словарь Webster
PLAYA — ( n. ) A beach; a strand; in the plains and deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, a broad, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAYA — /pluy"euh/ , n. Western U.S. the sandy, salty, or mud-caked flat floor of a desert basin having interior drainage, usually …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAYA — noun a beach; a strand; in the plains and deserts of texas, new mexico, and arizona, a broad, level spot, …
Webster English vocab
PLAYA — [ 'plʌɪə ] ■ noun an area of flat, dried-up land. Origin C19: from Sp., lit. 'beach', from late L. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAYA — [pla.ya] n [Sp, lit., beach, fr. LL plagia--more at plage] (1854): the flat-floored bottom of an undrained desert basin that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAYA — ((Spanish: shore or beach), ) also called pan, flat, or dry lake, flat-bottom depression found in interior desert basins and …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAYA — I playa 'beach' BrE AmE ˈpla ɪ ‿ə —Spanish [ ˈpla ja ] ▷ playa|s z II playa 'player' BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAYA
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAYA — n. a flat dried-up area, esp. a desert basin from which water evaporates quickly. [Sp., = beach, f. LL plagia]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAYA — n. a flat dried-up area, esp. a desert basin from which water evaporates quickly. [ Sp., = beach, f. LL …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAYA — n. a flat dried-up area, esp. a desert basin from which water evaporates quickly. Etymology: Sp., beach, f. LL plagia
Oxford English vocab
PLAYA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After three hours of dirt road and a dusty playa , we reach the beach.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAYA — n. tidal flat Pan p'o Pan American Sports Games Pan American World Airways Inc. Pan Am Pan Gu Pan African …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAYA — n. or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PLAYA — Synonyms and related words : alkali flat, alluvial plain, bank, basin, beach, berm, bottomland, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, coast, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAYA — Generally, a dry or intermittently dry lakebed in the lowest spot of a closed valley. Also, a nearly level area …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
PLAYA — (геология) плейас (испанское) плайа, морское побережье (рядом с курортом)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAYA — n 1. геол. плейас 2. исп. плайя, морское побережье ( рядом с курортом )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAYA — (n) морское побережье
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PLAYA — (0) плайя; плейас
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PLAYA — n 1. геол. плейас 2. исп. плайя, морское побережье ( рядом с курортом )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PLAYA — n 1. геол. плейас 2. исп. плайя, морское побережье ( рядом с курортом )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PLAYA — плайя
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
PLAYA — плайя
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
PLAYA — (геология) плейас (испанское) плайа, морское побережье (рядом с курортом)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAYA — n. Pronunciation: ' pl ī - ə Function: noun Etymology: Spanish, literally, beach, from Late Latin plagia ― more at …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLAYA LAKE — A temporary lake formed in a Playa. A shallow, intermittent lake in an arid region, occupying a playa in the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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