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 Definitions of dune  [dun, dyun]  

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Definition of 'dune' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) dune
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usu. in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.

Etymology:  (1780–90; < F, OF < MD dūna; c. down3)

Definition of 'dune' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dune, sand dune
a ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans


Definition of 'dune' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) dune
a sand dune


Definition of 'dune' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) dune
a low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds


Translation of 'dune' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (alsoˈsand-dune) a low hill of sand.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: duin Arabic flag Arabic: كَثيب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: дюна
Brazilian flag Brazilian: duna Czech flag Czech: duna German flag German: die Düne
Danish flag Danish: klit; mile Greek flag Greek: αμμόλοφος Spanish flag Spanish: duna
Estonian flag Estonian: liivaluide Farsi flag Farsi: تپه شنی Finnish flag Finnish: dyyni
French flag French: dune Hebrew flag Hebrew: חוֹלִית Hindi flag Hindi: बालू का टीला, टूबा
Croatian flag Croatian: dina Hungarian flag Hungarian: dűne Indonesian flag Indonesian: bukit pasir
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sandalda Italian flag Italian: duna Japanese flag Japanese: 砂丘
Korean flag Korean: 모래 언덕 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kopa Latvian flag Latvian: kāpa
Malay flag Malay: bukit pasir Dutch flag Dutch: duin Norwegian flag Norwegian: sanddyne/-banke
Polish flag Polish: wydma Persian flag Persian: تپه ريگى Pashto flag Pashto: د سګى تپه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: duna Romanian flag Romanian: dună Russian flag Russian: дюна
Slovak flag Slovak: duna Slovenian flag Slovenian: peščina Serbian flag Serbian: dina
Swedish flag Swedish: dyn Thai flag Thai: เนินทราย Turkish flag Turkish: kum tepesi, kumul
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 沙丘 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: дюна Urdu flag Urdu: ریت کا انبار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đụn cát Chinese flag Chinese: 沙丘

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