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Meaning of Fertile Crescent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
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.
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See also

Fertile Valley Fertilely Fertileness fertilin fertilisation fertiliser

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