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Geest

Noun CEFR B1
ɡiːst

Definitions

A type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.

Equivalents

DeutschGeest
العربيةرملية، جافّة

Examples

“the waves, beating agaiņst the geest, were thence repelled upon the marsch.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Geestland geestring Geet Geeta Geetanjali Geetapalli

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