adj
Meaning 1
From or pertaining to Lima in Peru.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
liman
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/ˈliːmən/
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/lɪˈmɑn/
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CMU ARPABET: L AY1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Rare spelling of Lyman (“town in the Donbas”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, rare
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noun
Meaning 3
A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region.
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noun
Meaning 4
A native or inhabitant of Lima in Peru.
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noun
Meaning 5
a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lagoon, laguna, lagune
History
Etymology
From Lima + -an.
From Russian Лима́н (Limán) or alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Лима́н (Lymán).
From Russian лима́н (limán) or Ukrainian лима́н (lymán), from Turkic, compare Turkish liman (“port, harbor”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Hungarian: limán — wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers