Meaning of Fertile Crescent | Babel Free
/ˈfɜːtaɪl ˈkɹɛsənt/Definitions
A crescent-shaped geographic region of fertile land in the Middle East in Western Asia, stretching from present-day Iraq through eastern Turkey to Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt and Cyprus.
historical
Equivalents
العربية
الهلال الخصيب
Deutsch
Fruchtbarer Halbmond
Español
Creciente fértil
Suomi
hedelmällinen puolikuu
Français
Croissant fertile
日本語
肥沃な三日月地帯
한국어
비옥한 초승달 지대
Polski
Żyzny Półksiężyc
Português
Crescente Fértil
Русский
плодородный полуме́сяц
Examples
“This great semicircle, for lack of a name, may be called the fertile crescent.”
“The Fertile Crescent has always been in close touch with the other parts of the Middle East: Turkey, Iran, the Arabian peninsula, and Egypt.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.