noun · Nature

glacier

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The meaning (definition) of the word glacier

a huge river of ice that slowly slides down a mountain

The word glacier used in a sentence

The glacier moves very slowly down the mountain.

Words that mean the same as glacier (synonyms)

ice

The plural of the word glacier

glaciers

How the word glacier is said around the world

Frenchglacier (glahsyay)
Spanishglaciar (glahthyahr)
Mandarin冰川 (bīng chuān)
Hindiहिमनद (himuhnuhd)
Arabicنهر جليدي (nahr jahleedeey)
Russianледник (lednik)
Portuguese (EU)geleira (zhaylayruh)
Portuguese (BR)geleira (zhaylayra)
Japanese氷河 (hyouga)
GermanGletscher (glechur)
Urduگلیشیر (guhleesheer)
Punjabiਗਲੇਸ਼ੀਅਰ (guhlaysheeuhr)
Korean빙하 (bingha)
Hebrewקַרחוֹן (kahrkhohnuh)
Greekπαγετώνας (pagetonas)
Dutchgletsjer (ghlechuhr)
Tagalogglacier (glahcheer)
Vietnamesesông băng (sohng bahng)
Turkishbuzul (boozuul)
Persianیخچال طبیعی (yahkhchahl tahbee)
Polishlodowiec (lawdawvyets)
Ukrainianльодовик (lodovyk)
Bengaliহিমবাহ (heemawbahoh)
Swedishglaciär (glahsiairr)
Italianghiacciaio (gyahchyoh)

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