name, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A town in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka, India.
2. 2
   A city in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abysmabyssadolescent streamaqueductarroyoarroyo

Etymology

From Arabic وَادِي, وَادٍ (wādī, wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).

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