"doline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dolines [plural]
Etymology: From a Slavic (most likely Russian or Slovene) word dolina ("valley"), perhaps via German Doline. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sla|-}} Slavic, {{der|en|ru|-}} Russian, {{der|en|sl|-}} Slovene, {{bor|en|de|Doline}} German Doline Head templates: {{en-noun}} doline (plural dolines)
  1. A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone. Translations (depression in karstic terrain): doliini (Finnish), Doline [feminine] (German), dolină [feminine] (Romanian), vrtača [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), obruk (Turkish), phễu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-doline-en-noun-kQsJy0C7 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'depression in karstic terrain': 86 14
  2. (by extension) Any sinkhole. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-doline-en-noun-kbmcsU~J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dolina

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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