limestone
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The meaning (definition) of the word limestone
a pale rock made from ancient sea shells
The word limestone used in a sentence
“The white limestone rocks are very old and very hard.”
The plural of the word limestone
limestones
How the word limestone is said around the world
| French | calcaire (kahl-KER) |
| Spanish | caliza (kah-LEE-thah) |
| Mandarin | 石灰石 (shee khway shee) |
| Hindi | चूना पत्थर (KYOO-nah PU-tuhr) |
| Arabic | الحجر الجيري (ahl-HAH-jahr ahl-JEE-reey) |
| Russian | известняк (iz-vyees-NYAHK) |
| Portuguese (EU) | calcário (kahl-KAHR-yuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | calcário (kow-KAHR-yuu) |
| Japanese | 石灰岩 (saykkywah) |
| German | Kalkstein (KAHLKSH-tyn) |
| Urdu | چونا پتھر (KYOH-nah PAH-tahr) |
| Punjabi | ਚੂਨਾ ਪੱਥਰ (KYOO-nah PU-tuhr) |
| Korean | 석회암 (SUK-way-ahm) |
| Hebrew | אֶבֶן גִיר (ay-VAY-nuh geeyr) |
| Greek | ασβεστόλιθος (ahs-vays-TOH-lee-thohs) |
| Dutch | kalksteen (kahlks-TAYN) |
| Tagalog | batong-apog (BAH-toh-ngah-pohg) |
| Vietnamese | đá vôi (DAH-ur vohy) |
| Turkish | kireç taşı (kee-RECH tah-SHU) |
| Persian | سنگ آهک (sahng AH-ahk) |
| Polish | wapień (VAH-pyeny) |
| Ukrainian | вапняк (vahp-NYAHK) |
| Bengali | চুনাপাথর (CHOO-nah-pah-tawr) |
| Swedish | kalksten (KAHLKS-tuhn) |
| Italian | calcare (kahl-KAH-ray) |
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