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dere.

creek, small river

4 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈɾe/[d̪e̞.ɾe̞]
  1. creek, small river

  2. glen, basin, ravine (a long area of relatively low elevation, often having a stream bed at the bottom, surrounded by mountains or hills, usually smaller than a valley)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دَرَه (dere), from Classical Persian دَرَه (dara, “valley, crack”).

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