Loma
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird.
- 2 singular of lomas form-of, singular
"In the central Andes, such villages are generally associated with a loma, a fog oasis or well - delimited zone in which specific topographical , weather, and soil conditions prevail because fogs from the ocean condense water there. […] The human settlement extended over some 10 km on the slopes of the lower ridges of the Andes, all along the lower section of a fog oasis, with ponds and marshes still alive between the loma and the beach."
- 3 A people of Liberia and Guinea. plural, plural-only
- 1 The Mande language of these people.
- 2 A surname from Spanish. countable, uncountable
- 3 A census-designated place in Mesa County, Colorado, United States. countable, uncountable
- 4 A census-designated place in Chouteau County, Montana, United States. countable, uncountable
- 5 An unincorporated community in Butler County, Nebraska, United States. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A town in Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"In the central Andes, such villages are generally associated with a loma, a fog oasis or well - delimited zone in which specific topographical , weather, and soil conditions prevail because fogs from the ocean condense water there. […] The human settlement extended over some 10 km on the slopes of the lower ridges of the Andes, all along the lower section of a fog oasis, with ponds and marshes still alive between the loma and the beach."
Etymology
From λῶμα (lôma, “fringe, hem”).
From Spanish loma (“hill”).
Borrowed from Spanish Loma.
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