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Dictionary: tarn   (tärn) pronunciation

n.
A small mountain lake, especially one formed by glaciers.

[Middle English tarne, of Scandinavian origin.]


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A small mountain lake.

 
Tarn, river, c.235 mi (380 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., S France, and flowing southwest before emptying into the Garonne River. Deep gorges and canyons formed by the river are tourist attractions. Near Millau the Tarn gorge is crossed by the cable-stayed, multispan Millau Viaduct (2004), which soars to 1,125 ft (343 m) at the top of its highest pylon and is the world's highest road bridge.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille bjergsø

Nederlands (Dutch)
bergmeer

Français (French)
n. - petit lac de montagne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bergsee

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) ορεινή μικρολίμνη, (Βρετ., καθομ.) έλος, βάλτος

Italiano (Italian)
laghetto montano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pequeno lago (m) nas montanhas

Русский (Russian)
горное озеро

Español (Spanish)
n. - lago pequeño de montaña

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjärn, bergssjö, fjällsjö

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小湖

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小湖

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 산 속의 작은 호수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 山中の小湖, タルヌ県, タルヌ川

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بحيرة جبليه صغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגם-הרים קטן‬


 
 
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