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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesargine
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ar-ji-ne
"L'acqua ha superato l'argine del fiume."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An embankment, dam, or causeway built to prevent floods or retain water.
"The engineers reinforced the river bund to protect the nearby village from seasonal flooding." - 2
A raised road or walkway along a waterfront or embankment.
"They took a pleasant evening stroll along the grassy bund overlooking the lake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Hindi word 'bandh', meaning an embankment or dam, which comes from Persian. It entered English during the British colonial period in India and came to denote an embankment, dyke, or causeway built to prevent floods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bund" is said worldwide
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digue
Transliteration: deeg
"La digue protège la ville des inondations."
Damm
Transliteration: dahm
"Der Damm hält das Hochwasser zurück."
argine
Transliteration: ar-ji-ne
"L'acqua ha superato l'argine del fiume."
dique
Transliteration: dee-ke
"Construyeron un dique para contener el río."
dique
Transliteration: dee-kee
"O dique evitou que a cidade fosse inundada."
बांध
Transliteration: baandh
"नदी के किनारे एक मजबूत बांध बनाया गया है।"
堤岸
Transliteration: dī àn
"工人们正在加固河边的堤岸。"
제방
Transliteration: jebang
"홍수를 막기 위해 제방을 높였다."
堤防
Transliteration: teibō
"大雨のため堤防が決壊寸前になった。"
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