interfluve

English

Etymology

From interfluvial, “[lying] between streams”.[1]

Noun

interfluve (plural interfluves)

  1. (geology) The region of higher land between two connected river valleys.

Translations

See also
  • Mesopotamia (from a feminine substantive form of the adjective μεσοποτάμιος (mesopotámios, “between rivers”), from the Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “between”) + ποτᾰμός (potamós, “river”) + -ιος (-ios); see more detailed etymology there)

References
  1. Interfluve in Dictionary.reference.com
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