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littoral

  (lĭt'ər-əl) pronunciation
adj.

Of or on a shore, especially a seashore: a littoral property; the littoral biogeographic zone.

n.
  1. A coastal region; a shore.
  2. The region or zone between the limits of high and low tides.

[Latin lītorālis, from lītus, lītor-, shore. N., from Italian littorale, from Latin lītorālis.]


 
 

Part of the shore zone of a large body of water. Compare with riparian rights.Example: Lot A has littoral land, and Lot B has riparian land.

 

Pertaining to the shore.

 
WordNet: littoral
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
  Synonyms: litoral, littoral zone, sands


The adjective littoral has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to a coastal or shore region
  Pertains to noun: littoral (meaning #1)


 
Translations: Translations for: Littoral

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kyst, litoral
n. - kystbræmme

Nederlands (Dutch)
aan kust/oever, kuststrook, oever

Français (French)
adj. - littoral, du littoral
n. - littoral

Deutsch (German)
adj. - litoral
n. - Küstengebiet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παραλιακός, παράλιος, παραθαλάσσιος, παράκτιος
n. - ακρογιαλιά, γιαλός, παραλία, ακτή

Italiano (Italian)
litorale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - litoral
n. - litoral (m) (Geog.)

Русский (Russian)
побережье, прибрежный, приморский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - litoral
n. - litoral

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kust-, strand-, litoral
n. - kuststräcka

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
海滨的, 沿海的, 海岸的, 沿海地, 沿海地区

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 海濱的, 沿海的, 海岸的
n. - 沿海地, 沿海地區

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 호안의 연안성의
n. - 연안지역

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 沿岸の, 沿岸にすむ, 沿岸性の, 海岸の
n. - 沿海地方, 沿岸帯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ساحلي (الاسم) منطقه ساحليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לאורך החוף‬
n. - ‮איזור החוף‬


 
 

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