dam
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The meaning (definition) of the word dam
a wall that holds back water in a river
The word dam used in a sentence
“I saw the beavers build a dam across the stream.”
How the word dam is said around the world
| French | barrage (bah-RAHZH) |
| Spanish | presa (PRAY-sah) |
| Mandarin | 水坝 (shway bah) |
| Hindi | बाँध (baandh) |
| Arabic | سَدٌّ (SAD-dun) |
| Russian | плотина (pla-TEE-na) |
| Portuguese (EU) | barragem (buh-HAH-zhayn) |
| Portuguese (BR) | barragem (bah-HAH-zhen) |
| Japanese | ダム (dahm) |
| German | Damm (dahm) |
| Urdu | بند (bund) |
| Punjabi | ਬੰਨ੍ਹ (bann) |
| Korean | 댐 (dem) |
| Hebrew | סכר (SEH-kher) |
| Greek | φράγμα (FRAHG-mah) |
| Dutch | dam (dahm) |
| Tagalog | dam (DAHM) |
| Vietnamese | đập nước (dup NUUK) |
| Turkish | baraj (bah-RAHZH) |
| Persian | سد (sad) |
| Polish | tama (TAH-mah) |
| Ukrainian | гребля (HREHB-lyah) |
| Bengali | বাঁধ (bahndh) |
| Swedish | damm (DAHM) |
| Italian | diga (DEE-gah) |
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