Wadi
/ˈwɑdi/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
"Near-synonym: arroyo"
- 2 gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A town in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India.
- 2 A city in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India.
Etymology
From Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).