reef
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The meaning (definition) of the word reef
a long ridge of coral or rock just under the sea
The word reef used in a sentence
“Fish hide in the coral reef under the ocean.”
Words that mean the same as reef (synonyms)
ridge
The plural of the word reef
reefs
How the word reef is said around the world
| French | récif (rayseef) |
| Spanish | arrecife (ahraytheefay) |
| Mandarin | 礁 (jiāo) |
| Hindi | चट्टान (kyuhttahn) |
| Arabic | الشعاب المرجانية (ahshshahb ahlmahrjahneeyah) |
| Russian | риф (rif) |
| Portuguese (EU) | recife (rayseefi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | recife (khayseefew) |
| Japanese | リーフ (riifu) |
| German | Riff (rif) |
| Urdu | چٹان (kyuhtahn) |
| Punjabi | ਰੀਫ਼ (reef) |
| Korean | 암초 (amco) |
| Hebrew | שׁוּנִית (shooneet) |
| Greek | ύφαλος (uphalos) |
| Dutch | rif (rif) |
| Tagalog | bahura (bahoorah) |
| Vietnamese | rạn san hô (zahn sahn hoh) |
| Turkish | resif (raysif) |
| Persian | صخره (sahkhray) |
| Polish | rafa (rahfah) |
| Ukrainian | риф (ryf) |
| Bengali | প্রবাল প্রাচীর (prohbahl prahcheer) |
| Swedish | rev (rayv) |
| Italian | barriera corallina (bahrreeerah kohrahlleenah) |
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