"Great Rift Valley" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɡɹeɪt ɹɪft ˈvæli/
Rhymes: -æli Etymology: great + rift valley Etymology templates: {{com|en|great|rift valley}} great + rift valley Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Great Rift Valley}} Great Rift Valley
  1. (geology) The continuous system of rift valleys in the East African Rift. Wikipedia link: Great Rift Valley Categories (topical): Geology Categories (place): Africa, Valleys Synonyms: Rift Valley Translations (continuous system of rift valleys in the East African Rift): Großer Afrikanischer Grabenbruch (German), Bonde la Ufa la Afrika ya Mashariki (Swahili)

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