Tsunami Noun - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of tsunami noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tsunami noun   /tsuːˈnɑːmi/  /tsuːˈnɑːmi/(from Japanese) jump to other results
  1. an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
    • A tsunami early warning system was set up in Hawaii.
    • The tsunami caused immeasurable damage.
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    • avalanche
    • cyclone
    • disaster
    • earthquake
    • eruption
    • flood
    • hurricane
    • landslide
    • tornado
    • tsunami
    Topics The environmentb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTsunami is used before these nouns:
    • disaster
    • relief
    • survivor
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Japanese, from tsu ‘harbour’ + nami ‘wave’.
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