earthquake
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The meaning (definition) of the word earthquake
a shaking of the ground caused by the Earth moving
The word earthquake used in a sentence
“An earthquake made the ground shake and the toys fall down.”
Words that mean the same as earthquake (synonyms)
quaketremor
The plural of the word earthquake
earthquakes
How the word earthquake is said around the world
| French | tremblement de terre (trahnb-luh-MAHN duh ter) |
| Spanish | terremoto (tay-ray-MOH-toh) |
| Mandarin | 地震 (dee juhn) |
| Hindi | भूकंप (boo-KUMP) |
| Arabic | زلزال (ZEEL-zahl) |
| Russian | землетрясение (zheem-lyeet-ryah-SYAY-nyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | terramoto (teh-rrah-MOH-too) |
| Portuguese (BR) | terremoto (tay-khay-MAW-tuu) |
| Japanese | 地震 (JEE-sheeng) |
| German | Erdbeben (erd-BAY-buhn) |
| Urdu | زلزلہ (zahl-ZAH-lah) |
| Punjabi | ਭੂਚਾਲ (poo-KYAHL) |
| Korean | 지진 (jee-JEEN) |
| Hebrew | רְעִידַת אֲדָמָה (REE-daht ah-DAH-mah) |
| Greek | σεισμός (sees-MOHS) |
| Dutch | aardbeving (AHRD-buh-ving) |
| Tagalog | lindol (LEEN-dohl) |
| Vietnamese | động đất (dohng DUH-urt) |
| Turkish | deprem (dep-RAM) |
| Persian | زلزله (zayl-ZAY-lay) |
| Polish | trzęsienie ziemi (cheny-SHE-nye ZHE-mee) |
| Ukrainian | землетрус (zem-LET-roos) |
| Bengali | ভূমিকম্প (BOO-mee-kawm-paw) |
| Swedish | jordbävning (YOORD-buhv-ning) |
| Italian | terremoto (tayr-ray-MAW-toh) |
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