"groundwater" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-groundwater.wav Forms: groundwaters [plural]
Etymology: From ground + water. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ground|water}} ground + water Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} groundwater (countable and uncountable, plural groundwaters)
  1. Water that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Liquids Synonyms: ground water Derived forms: groundwater level Translations (Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers): lurpeko ura (Basque), подпочвена вода (podpočvena voda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 地下水 (dei⁶ haa⁶ seoi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 地下水 (dìxiàshuǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), podzemní voda (Czech), grondwater [neuter] (Dutch), pohjavesi (Finnish), eau souterraine [feminine] (French), მიწისქვეშა წყალი (mic̣iskveša c̣q̇ali) (Georgian), Grundwasser [neuter] (German), Grundwaater (Westwestphalia) [neuter] (German Low German), εδαφικό νερό (edafikó neró) [neuter] (Greek), ભૂગર્ભજળ (bhūgarbhajaḷ) (Gujarati), ભૂજળ (bhūjaḷ) (Gujarati), भूजल (bhūjal) (Hindi), air tanah (Indonesian), screamhuisce (Irish), acqua freatica [feminine] (Italian), falda acquifera [feminine] (Italian), 地下水 (chikasui) (Japanese), ಅಂತರ್ಜಲ (antarjala) (Kannada), 지하수 (jihasu) (Korean), air tanah (Malay), air bawah tanah (Malay), air bumi (Malay), ilma tal-pjan [masculine] (Maltese), wainuku (Maori), भूजल (bhūjal) [neuter] (Marathi), grunnvann [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), grunnvatn [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), grunnvatn [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), woda gruntowa [feminine] (Polish), água subterrânea [feminine] (Portuguese), água de poço [feminine] (Portuguese), água de poços [feminine] (Portuguese), apă subterană [feminine] (Romanian), apă freatică [feminine] (Romanian), подзе́мные во́ды (podzémnyje vódy) [feminine] (Russian), грунто́вая вода́ (gruntóvaja vodá) [feminine] (Russian), farda (Sicilian), agua subterránea (Spanish), ᮎᮄ ᮒᮔᮩᮂ (cai taneuh) (Sundanese), grundvatten [neuter] (Swedish), tubig-lupa (Tagalog), น้ำบาดาล (náam-baa-daan) (Thai), yeraltı suyu (Turkish), nước ngầm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-groundwater-en-noun-IFPUoAyC Categories (other): Bulgarian terms with redundant script codes, Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Japanese terms with redundant script codes, Kannada terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German Low German translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kannada translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sundanese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations

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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "roman": "podzémnyje vódy",
          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "word": "подзе́мные во́ды"
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          "roman": "gruntóvaja vodá",
          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "word": "грунто́вая вода́"
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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
          "word": "agua subterránea"
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          "roman": "cai taneuh",
          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
          "word": "ᮎᮄ ᮒᮔᮩᮂ"
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          "roman": "náam-baa-daan",
          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
          "word": "น้ำบาดาล"
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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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          "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
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        "Terms with Japanese translations",
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        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Maltese translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
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      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "lurpeko ura"
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "地下水"
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "地下水"
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "podzemní voda"
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "pohjavesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eau souterraine"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "mic̣iskveša c̣q̇ali",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "მიწისქვეშა წყალი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nds-de",
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "εδαφικό νερό"
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      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "bhūgarbhajaḷ",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "ભૂગર્ભજળ"
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      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "bhūjaḷ",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "ભૂજળ"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bhūjal",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "भूजल"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "air tanah"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "screamhuisce"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "acqua freatica"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "falda acquifera"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chikasui",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "地下水"
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      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "antarjala",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "ಅಂತರ್ಜಲ"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jihasu",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "지하수"
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "air tanah"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "air bawah tanah"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "air bumi"
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      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ilma tal-pjan"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "wainuku"
    },
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bhūjal",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "भूजल"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "grunnvann"
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "grunnvatn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "grunnvatn"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "woda gruntowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "água subterrânea"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "água de poço"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "água de poços"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apă subterană"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "apă freatică"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podzémnyje vódy",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "подзе́мные во́ды"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gruntóvaja vodá",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "грунто́вая вода́"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "farda"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "agua subterránea"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "roman": "cai taneuh",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "ᮎᮄ ᮒᮔᮩᮂ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "grundvatten"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "tubig-lupa"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "náam-baa-daan",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "น้ำบาดาล"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "yeraltı suyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers",
      "word": "nước ngầm"
    }
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  "word": "groundwater"
}

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