Wadi Definition

wädē
wadies, wadis
noun
A valley, gully, or streambed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
American Heritage
In Arabia, N Africa, etc.,
Webster's New World
A stream that flows through such a channel.
American Heritage
An oasis.
American Heritage

A valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

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Other Word Forms of Wadi

Noun

Singular:
wadi
Plural:
wadis

Origin of Wadi

  • Arabic wādi wdy in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic وَادِي (wādī).

    From Wiktionary

Wadi Sentence Examples

  • The village of Wadi Haifa is 3 m.

  • A tribe living on the banks of the Nile between Wadi Halfa and Assuan are called Barabra.

  • The citadel occupies a separate hill on the other side of the wadi.

  • The place is called Jiljulieh, and its position north of the valley of Achor (Wadi Kelt) and east of Jericho agrees well with the biblical indications above mentioned.

  • The caravan route to the Red Sea was superseded in 1906 by a railway, which leaves the Wadi Halfa-Khartum line at the mouth of the Atbara.

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Words Starting With

WWAWAD

Words Ending With

IDIADI

Unscrambles

wadi

Words Starting With W and Ending With I

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