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Liman (noun) means a broad river-mouth lagoon cut off from the sea by a sandbank, found mainly near the Black Sea.

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A broad river-mouth lagoon cut off from the sea by a sandbank, found mainly near the Black Sea.
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Etymology

Comes from Russian лима́н (limán) or Ukrainian лима́н (lymán), from Turkic; compare Turkish liman ("port, harbor"). It ultimately goes back to Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, "harbor").

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"liman" (noun) means a broad river-mouth lagoon cut off from the sea by a sandbank, found mainly near the Black Sea.
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