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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLOMMA

Norwegian.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLOMMA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLOMMA

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Glomma is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLOMMA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glomma

Glomma

The Glomma or Glåma is the longest and largest river in Norway. The 621-kilometre long river has a drainage basin that covers a full 13% of Norway's area, all in the southern part of Norway.

Definition of Glomma in the English dictionary

The definition of Glomma in the dictionary is a river in SE Norway, rising near the border with Sweden and flowing generally south to the Skagerrak: the largest river in Scandinavia; important for hydroelectric power and floating timber. Length: 588 km.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLOMMA

Glock

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLOMMA

comma
dhamma
digamma
dilemma
emma
gamma
gemma
gramma
gumma
inverted comma
lemma
limma
mamma
maremma
momma
on the horns of a dilemma
Oxford comma
sarcolemma
stemma
summa

Synonyms and antonyms of Glomma in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Glomma» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLOMMA

Find out the translation of Glomma to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Glomma from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Glomma» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Glomma
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Glomma
570 millions of speakers

English

Glomma
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

GLOMMA
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Glomma
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гломма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Glomma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Glomma
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Glomma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glomma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glomma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Glomma
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Glomma
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glomma
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Glomma
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Glomma
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लॉमा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Glomma Nehri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Glomma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Glomma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гломма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Glomma
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Glomma
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Glomma
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Glomma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Glomma
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Glomma

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOMMA»

The term «Glomma» is regularly used and occupies the 56.273 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLOMMA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Glomma

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLOMMA»

Discover the use of Glomma in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Glomma and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rivers of the World: A Social, Geographical, and ...
Source: Eastern Norway Length: 365 miles (590 kilometers) Tributaries: Atna, Rena, Vorma Outlet: Skagerrak The Glomma, or Glåma, River is not only the longest in Norway; it is also one of the longest rivers in Scandinavia. It occupies the ...
James R. Penn, 2001
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Valuation of Ecosystem Services from Nordic Watersheds: From ...
Chapter 4 provides some detail from valuation studies selected in the Glomma- Lågen Water Region. We look at approaches to valuing reduction in flood damages in this river basin, improvement in the ecological status of lake water across the ...
David N. Barton, David N. Barton, Henrik Lindhjem, NINA. Kristin Magnussen, Sweco Norge and Silje Holen, NIVA, Nordic Council of Ministers, 2012
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Integrating Water Resources Management: Interdisciplinary ...
Glomma. River. basin. Capacity building in Norway is hardly ever mentioned in Norwegian laws and policy documents, but there are substantial capacity building initiatives in the Norwegian water administration and governance structure.
Geoffrey D. Gooch, Alistair Rieu-Clarke, Per Stålnacke, 2010
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Rivers of Europe
A low pass in the mountain ridge between the Glomma valley and Rendalen valley probably became free of ice during the final stage in the establishment of these lakes. Gla msjø flowed across this pass, forming the famous Jutulhogget ...
Klement Tockner, Urs Uehlinger, Christopher T. Robinson, 2009
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Articles on Populated Places on the Glomma River, Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
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Science, Policy and Stakeholders in Water Management: An ...
It will be shown in the individual chapters that while some issues, such as stakeholder participation, have been developed in all four basins, others have not. Water pollution issues (Chapter 5) were examined in the Glomma in Norway and in ...
Geoffrey Gooch, Per Stålnacke, 2010
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Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Multiscale Assessments: ...
The pilot study consisted of three main parts: (1) proposals for the content and organization of a full scale study, (2) a survey of Norway's natural environment and its ecosystem services, and (3) a case study from the Glomma river basin.
Doris Capistrano, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005
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S R-Tr Ndelag Geography Introduction: Glomma, Hemne, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2010
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Norway
Getting Around To cross the Glomma to Gamlebyen, you can Roald Amundsen Centre either trek over the high and hulking Glomma The renowned and noted polar explorer Roald bridge or take the Go'vakker Randi ferry Amundsen, who in  ...
Miles Roddis, Kari Lundgren, 2008
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Crayfish Disease Diagnostics: Towards a Nordic Standard
The next suspected outbreak was in the Glomma watercourse in 1987. Two years later, the Halden watercourse was infected. In the latter case, the infection had most likely been transferred from the lake Stora Le, where crayfish plague had ...
Satu Viljamaa-Dirks, Bernan, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLOMMA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Glomma is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wolf hunt launched in forest north of Oslo
“There should be no breeding wolves west of Glomma. If wolves begin to establish themselves, they should be removed. It's a political decision. «The Local.no, Jun 15»
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Dette er Fiskekonkurransen 2015
I fjor vant ei gjedde på 10 kg, tatt i Glomma. Og en ørret ble tatt i Mistra på 6.190 gram. Den slo en sjøørret tatt i Langsjøen, den var «bare» ... «Hamar Dagblad, Jun 15»
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I denne byen har 87 prosent av bilene piggdekk
... byene, viser tellinger fra Statens vegvesen. I Drammen, Nedre Glomma og på Nord-Jæren er piggfriandelen økt til om lag nesten 80 prosent. «TV 2, Apr 15»
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Østfold skal på værkartet, men Sarpsborg eller Fredrikstad?
Mange har etterlyst en by i Østfold på kartet, og det blir det endelig nå. Men hvilken? Sarpsborg og Fredrikstad ligger begge nederst i Glomma, ... «TV 2, Mar 15»
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Large testicles are linked to infidelity
Each day, all the men on Earth combined produce an amount of semen equal to the volume of water in Norway's largest river, the Glomma. «Phys.Org, Jan 14»
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Norway's wooden bridges span increasingly large lakes
... 196-metre Flisa Bridge across the Glomma River, currently the world's longest wooden bridge. The new bridge, with a total length of 1.4 km, ... «The Foreigner, Nov 13»
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Voith to Equip Hydropower Plants in Austria and Norway
The order will have Voith to equip Braskereidfoss power plant at the Glomma River in South Norway. It is the country's widest and longest ... «Austrian Tribune, Oct 13»
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Icebox Water in a Box Launches Campaign to Grow Awareness of …
The source is the Rustad Spring situated on a beautiful mountain side overlooking the Glomma River in Elverum, Norway. The geology creates ... «BevNET.com, Aug 13»
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Fulgte sin egen vei
Da skaffet vi oss blikkspannskøyter og satte i gang på Glomma-isen ved stasjonen, har hun fortalt. Finn Halvor Karlstad har vokst opp i Undis ... «Glomdalen, Jul 13»
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Her blåser politihelikopteret kjærestene i sikkerhet
Kjæresteparet June Kristiansen fra Auli og Michael Walton fra Rælingen var ute og fisket i Glomma da motoren plutselig streiket ved 18-tiden ... «VG Nett, Jul 13»

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