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Tsunami   /tsunˈɑmi/  /sunˈɑmi/   Listen
Tsunami

noun
1.
A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption.





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... development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. The most recent natural disaster, a severe earthquake in November 1999 followed by a tsunami, caused extensive damage to the northern island of Pentecote and ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


Words linked to "Tsunami" :   catastrophe, cataclysm, wave, calamity, moving ridge, tragedy, disaster


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