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[ li-mahn, -man ] / lɪˈmɑn, -ˈmæn /
noun Geology.a muddy lagoon, marsh, or lake near the mouth of a river behind part of the delta and more or less protected from open water by a barrier or spit. an area of mud or silt deposited near the mouth of a river. Origin of liman1855–60; <Russian limán estuary, coastal salt lake <Turkish or Crimean Tatar <Medieval Greek liménion,liménas (compare Greek limḗn harbor) Words nearby limanlim., Lima, lima bean, limacine, limaçon, liman, Limassol, Limavady, limb, limba, limbate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for limanThe current cycle of strong women on TV, Liman says, may have a certain Secretary of State to thank. Action Heroes in Heels|Shannon Donnelly|August 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST Liman, meanwhile, sees it as a rejection of the precedent of the way women have often been portrayed in media. Action Heroes in Heels|Shannon Donnelly|August 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST Casper and Liman approach the subject with almost equal disgust, but with more regard for scientific truth than Tardieu. A Problem in Modern Ethics|John Addington Symonds We knew Abdul could never, never, never break through our lines, and drive us—as Liman von Sanders had boasted—into the sea. Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles|Oliver Hogue
It is not enough to have a steamer on the liman of the Dniestr, unless one has also the means of making use of it. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c.|Xavier Hommaire de Hell Birdie has fairly taken the fighting edge off Liman von Sanders' two new Divisions: he has knocked them to bits. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton We laughed at the Turks, and we smiled at what Liman von Sanders said—that he would drive us into the sea. Trooper Bluegum at the Dardanelles|Oliver Hogue
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