"tsunami" meaning in English

See tsunami in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /suːˈnɑːmi/ [UK], /suˈnɑmi/ [US], /suˈnæmi/ [Canada] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tsunami.wav [UK] Forms: tsunami [singular], tsunamis or tsunami [plural]
enPR: so͞o-nä'mi [UK], so͞o-nä'mi [US] Head templates: {{noun|3=tsunami}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A tsunami is a very large water wave formed in the ocean and can destroy buildings and people, usually due to an earthquake or volcanic eruption.
    Sense id: simple-tsunami-en-noun-VPRnnMEN
     
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        "A tsunami is a very large water wave formed in the ocean and can destroy buildings and people, usually due to an earthquake or volcanic eruption."
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suːˈnɑːmi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "so͞o-nä'mi",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈnɑmi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈnæmi/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsunami"
}

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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "Countable nouns"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suːˈnɑːmi/",
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      ]
    },
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      "enpr": "so͞o-nä'mi",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈnɑmi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/suˈnæmi/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tsunami.wav",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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