river basin

riv·er ba·sin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [riv-er bey-suh n]
- /ˈrɪv ər ˈbeɪ sən/
- /ˈrɪvə(r) ˈbeɪ.sən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [riv-er bey-suh n]
- /ˈrɪv ər ˈbeɪ sən/

Definitions of river basin words

noun river basin the area of land drained by a river and its branches. 1
noun river basin land sloping into a stream 1
countable noun river basin A river basin is the area of land from which all the water flows into a particular river. 0
noun river basin the area from which streams run down into a river 0
noun river basin the area drained by a river and its tributaries 0

See all 5 definitions of river basin

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Origin of river basin

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for River basin

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Full grammatical hierarchy of River basin

river basin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

river basin usage trend in Literature

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