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| noun | 1. An area of coastal flats subject to periodic flooding and evaporation, which result in the accumulation of aeolian clays, evaporites, and salts, found in North Africa and Arabia. |
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 | | "The grant for studying desalination techniques in the sabkha gave the scientists funding for five years." | | "The geologists were especially interested in studying the Abu Dhabi coastal sabkha." | | "Sabkhas are found in the United States — the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, for example." |
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 | | Arabic, late 19th century |
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 | | The word "sabkha" refers to the geological formation of flat, salt-encrusted desert. While the word is a translation from Arabic (سبخه), sabkhas are not isolated to Arabic-speaking regions of the world. ... |  |
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