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floodplain

floodplain

Low, relatively flat land beside a river that can be covered by water during floods.

All languages

English
floodplain
Norwegian
flomslette
Japanese
氾濫原 — はんらんげん — hanrangen
Korean
범람원 — beomnamwon
Spanish
llanura de inundación
French
plaine inondable
German
Flussaue

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