Definitions for karstkɑrst
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
karstkɑrst(n.)
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
Category: Geology
Origin of karst:
1900–05; < G, generic use of Karst, name of limestone plateau N of Trieste
karst′ic(adj.)
Wiktionary
karst(Noun)
A type of land formation, usually with many caves formed through the dissolving of limestone by underground drainage.
Karst(Noun)
A mountainous region in northeastern Italy and southwestern Slovenia.
Origin: From the Karst, a region of modern-day Slovenia typified by such landscape; from Karst, from Slovene Kras.
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