"landform" meaning in English

See landform in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlænd.fɔːm/ [UK], /ˈlænd.fɔɹm/ [US] Forms: landforms [plural]
Etymology: From land + form. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|land|form}} land + form Head templates: {{en-noun}} landform (plural landforms)
  1. Any geological feature, such as a mountain or valley. Wikipedia link: landform Categories (topical): Geography, Geology Synonyms: landform Holonyms: landscape Related terms: earth science, List of landforms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Translations (geological feature): شَكْل اَلْأَرْض (šakl al-ʔarḍ) [masculine] (Arabic), 地貌 (dìmào) (Chinese Mandarin), pinnanmuoto (Finnish), modelé [masculine] (French), Landform [masculine] (German), felszíni forma (Hungarian), domborzati forma (Hungarian), landslagsþáttur [masculine] (Icelandic), bentuk lahan (Indonesian), bentang alam (Indonesian), 地形 (chikei) (alt: ちけい) (Japanese), 지형 (jihyeong) (Korean), bentuk muka bumi (Malay), āhuawhenua (Maori), āhua o te whenua (Maori), hanganuku (Maori), forma de relevo [feminine] (Portuguese), acidente geográfico [masculine] (Portuguese), formă de relief [feminine] (Romanian), cumadh-tìre [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), forma de tierra [feminine] (Spanish), anyong-lupa (Tagalog), tirffurf [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)

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      "word": "āhua o te whenua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "word": "hanganuku"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forma de relevo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acidente geográfico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "formă de relief"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cumadh-tìre"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forma de tierra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "word": "anyong-lupa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "geological feature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tirffurf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "landform"
}

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