littoral

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[ܒliṭǝrǝl]

ˈliṭǝrǝl adj. of, relating to, or situated on the shore of the sea or a lake: the littoral states of the Indian Ocean.

n.

a region lying along a shore: irrigated regions of the Mediterranean littoral.

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