Definitions for playaˈplaɪ ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pla•yaˈplaɪ ə(n.)(pl.)-yas.
the flat, central floor of a desert basin with interior drainage.
Category: Geography (terms)
Origin of playa:
1850–55; < Sp: shore < LL plagia; see plage
Wiktionary
playa(Noun)
(In the plains and deserts of USA and Mexico) a level spot temporarily covered with water which subsequently becomes dry by evaporation; an alkali flat or salt pan.
Webster Dictionary
Playa(noun)
a beach; a strand; in the plains and deserts of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, a broad, level spot, on which subsequently becomes dry by evaporation
Translations for playa
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- strandAfrikaans
- شاطِئArabic
- плажBulgarian
- praiaPortuguese (BR)
- plážCzech
- der StrandGerman
- strandDanish
- παραλίαGreek
- playaSpanish
- randEstonian
- ساحلFarsi
- rantaFinnish
- plageFrench
- חוֹף, שְׂפַת הַיָםHebrew
- समुद्र तटHindi
- plažaCroatian
- (tenger)part, strandHungarian
- pantaiIndonesian
- ströndIcelandic
- spiaggiaItalian
- 浜Japanese
- 해변Korean
- paplūdimysLithuanian
- liedags; pludmaleLatvian
- pantaiMalay
- strandDutch
- strandNorwegian
- plażaPolish
- ساحلPersian
- د سيند غاړه (په تېره چه ښګلنه وى)، ساحلPashto
- praiaPortuguese
- plajăRomanian
- пляжRussian
- plážSlovak
- plažaSlovenian
- plažaSerbian
- strandSwedish
- ชายหาดThai
- kumsal, plaj, sahilTurkish
- 海灘，湖邊Chinese (Trad.)
- пляжUkrainian
- ریتلا ساحلUrdu
- bãi biểnVietnamese
- 海滩，海滨Chinese (Simp.)
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