FJORD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

Synonyms:

fiord; fjord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("fjord" is a kind of...):

inlet; recess (an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands))

Instance hyponyms:

Trondheim Fiord; Trondheim Fjord (a long narrow inlet of the Norwegian Sea)

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