floodplain
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The meaning (definition) of the word floodplain
flat land next to a river that gets covered when it floods
The word floodplain used in a sentence
“Our family walked across the floodplain on a sunny day.”
The plural of the word floodplain
floodplains
How the word floodplain is said around the world
| French | plaine inondable (plen ee-nawn-DAHBL) |
| Spanish | llanura aluvial (lyah-NOO-rah ah-loov-YAHL) |
| Mandarin | 洪泛区 (khuung fahn chew) |
| Hindi | बाढ़ का मैदान (bahrh kah mair-DAHN) |
| Arabic | سهل الفيضان (sahl ahl-FAH-yah-dahn) |
| Russian | пойма (POHY-mah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | planície aluvial (pluh-NEES-yi uh-loo-vee-AHL) |
| Portuguese (BR) | planície aluvial (pla-NEESY ah-loo-vee-OW) |
| Japanese | 氾濫原 (hahn-rown-HAH-rah) |
| German | Überschwemmungsgebiet (ew-bursh-VE-muungs-guh-beet) |
| Urdu | سیلابی میدان (say-LAH-bee may-DAHN) |
| Punjabi | ਹੜ੍ਹ ਵਾਲਾ ਮੈਦਾਨ (hurh VAH-lah me-DAHN) |
| Korean | 범람원 (BUM-rahm-wun) |
| Hebrew | מישור הצפה |
| Greek | πλημμυρική πεδιάδα (plee-mee-ree-KYEE pay-thee-AH-thah) |
| Dutch | uiterwaard (EREW-ter-wahrt) |
| Tagalog | kapatagang baha (kah-pah-TAH-gahng BAH-ah) |
| Vietnamese | vùng đồng bằng ngập lũ (voong dohng bahng nguhp loo) |
| Turkish | taşkın yatağı (tahsh-KUN yah-TAHU) |
| Persian | دشت سیلابی (dahsht say-LAH-bee) |
| Polish | równina zalewowa (roov-NYEE-nah zah-le-VAW-vah) |
| Ukrainian | заплава (zahp-LAH-vah) |
| Bengali | প্লাবনভূমি (PLAH-baw-naw-boo-mee) |
| Swedish | flodslätt (FLAWDS-luht) |
| Italian | pianura alluvionale (pyah-NOO-rah ahl-luuv-yoh-NAH-lay) |
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