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interfluve

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The region of higher land between two connected river valleys.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From interfluvial, “[lying] between streams”.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: міжрэ́чча (mižréčča) — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Czech: meziříčí — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • French: interfluve — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • German: Zwischenstromland — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Hungarian: folyóköz — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Hungarian: köz — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Polish: międzyrzecze — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Romanian: interfluviu — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Russian: междуре́чье (mežduréčʹje) — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Slovak: medziriečie — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Spanish: interfluvio — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Ukrainian: межирі́ччя (mežyríččja) — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys
  • Ukrainian: міжрі́ччя (mižríččja) — the region of higher land between two connected river valleys