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PRONUNCIATION OF MEKONG DELTA

Mekong Delta  [ˌmiːˈkɒŋ ˈdɛltə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEKONG DELTA

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Mekong Delta is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MEKONG DELTA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mekong Delta

Mekong Delta

The Mekong Delta is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southwestern Vietnam of 39,000 square kilometres. The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. The Mekong Delta has recently been dubbed as a "biological treasure trove". Over 10,000 new species have been discovered in previously unexplored areas of Mekong Delta, including a species of rat thought to be extinct.

Definition of Mekong Delta in the English dictionary

The definition of Mekong Delta in the dictionary is the Mekong Delta the area where the Mekong River empties into the sea through distributaries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEKONG DELTA


backvelder
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belter
ˈbɛltə
delta
ˈdɛltə
felter
ˈfɛltə
helter-skelter
ˈhɛltəˈskɛltə
kelter
ˈkɛltə
pelta
ˈpɛltə
Shelta
ˈʃɛltə
shelter
ˈʃɛltə
skelter
ˈskɛltə
smelter
ˈsmɛltə
spelter
ˈspɛltə
swelter
ˈswɛltə
welter
ˈwɛltə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEKONG DELTA

Meir
meishi
Meissen
Meissner effect
Meistersinger
meith
Meitner
meitnerium
Mekka
mekometer
Mekong
mel
mela
melaconite
Melaka

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEKONG DELTA

Black Volta
consulta
Kronecker delta
Lake Volta
lavolta
Malta
Mississippi Delta
Salta
senatus consulta
Upper Volta
volta
White Volta
Yalta

Synonyms and antonyms of Mekong Delta in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Mekong Delta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEKONG DELTA

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

Translator English - Chinese

湄公河三角洲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mekong Delta
570 millions of speakers

English

Mekong Delta
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मेकांग डेल्टा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دلتا ميكونغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дельта Меконга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mekong Delta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেকং ডেল্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Delta du Mékong
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Delta Mekong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mekong-Delta
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メコン·デルタ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

메콩 델타
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mekong Delta
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Đồng bằng sông Cửu Long
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீகாங் டெல்டா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेकाँग डेल्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mekong Deltası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Delta del Mekong
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mekong Delta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дельта Меконгу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Mekong Delta
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Mekong Delta
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Mekong Delta
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Mekong Delta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Mekong Delta
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Mekong Delta

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEKONG DELTA»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEKONG DELTA»

Discover the use of Mekong Delta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Mekong Delta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quagmire: Nation-Building and Nature in the Mekong Delta ...
By exploring the delta as a quagmire in both natural and political terms, Biggs shows how engineered transformations of the Mekong Delta landscape-channelized rivers, a complex canal system, hydropower development, deforestation-have ...
David Biggs, 2012
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The Mekong Delta System: Interdisciplinary Analyses of a ...
This book about the Mekong Delta presents a unique collection of state-of-the-art contributions by international experts from different scientific disciplines about the characteristics and pressing water-related challenges of the Mekong ...
Fabrice G. Renaud, Claudia Kuenzer, 2012
3
Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the ...
How governmental policy and resident populations have in the past and will in coming decades adapt to climate change as well as several other emerging or ongoing environmental and economic problems is the focus of this collection.
Mart A. Stewart, Peter A. Coclanis, 2011
4
The Vietnamese War: Revolution and Social Change in the ...
This is an abridged version of the critically acclaimed two-volume study published in 2003.
David W. P. Elliott, 2007
5
The economics of insurgency in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
Much of the material for this book was obtained through interviews with farmers, landlords, moneylenders, and laborers in the Delta.
Robert L. Sansom, 1970
6
The Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Frommer's ShortCuts
Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature "Best of" features. This Frommer's ShortCuts to The Mekong Delta, Vietnam includes: Can Tho; Chau Doc; Phu Quoc Island Search for more Frommer's ShortCuts.
Frommer's ShortCuts, 2012
7
The Naval Institute Historical Atlas of the U.S. Navy
In addition to interdicting enemy traffic along the sea- coast, the U.S. Navy took on the job of halting the enemy's use of the labyrinth of waterways known collectively as the Mekong Delta. As the Mekong River enters Vietnam from Cambodia, ...
Craig L. Symonds, 2001
8
The Vietnamese Hydrocracy and the Mekong Delta: Water ...
This book traces water resources development from the time of the socialist-oriented hydraulic mission and Green Revolution, which began in the late 1970s under the economic rationale of central planning, to more recent trends responding to ...
Simon Benedikter, 2014
9
Beautiful Floods: Environmental Knowledge and Agrarian ...
Floods are generally perceived as natural hazards. This book, in contrast, portrays the 'beautiful floods' of the Mekong Delta, which annually constitute a substantial resource for people's rural livelihoods.
Judith Ehlert, 2012
10
Indus Valley to Mekong Delta: Explorations in Epigraphy
Papers presented at a seminar during the 31st International Congress of Human Sciences in Asia and North Africa, held in Tokyo and Kyoto, 1983.
Noboru Karashima, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEKONG DELTA»

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Story contest calls on Mekong writers
The contest's theme is "The Mekong Delta region and its people in war and peace", and it focuses on the lives of the people in the delta and ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»
2
Chautauqua Lecture Series
He served in the U.S. Navy as a watch officer on a destroyer before commanding a swift boat in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. «Coastal Illustrated, Jul 15»
3
Mainer creates all-natural bug repellent that works
CUSTOMERS SAY IT WORKS IN THE MEKONG DELTA. STEVE: ALLEN IS AWARE OF THE KNOCK ON NATURAL REPELLENTS. I SAY ... «WMTW Portland, Jul 15»
4
Drivers freak out as Vietnam now lets dummy cops watch its streets
Police in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho have come up with a cheap, if not peculiar, way to force drivers to slow down on accident-prone ... «Thanh Nien Daily, Jul 15»
5
Asia's best boat trips: Along the mighty Mekong
... a table of fresh fruit, she leads us into her home to watch a performance of Don Ca Tai Tu, a type of folk song native to the Mekong Delta. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
6
In Vietnam, disaster followed diplomacy. What's in stock for the Iran …
It was the last to speak, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who brought up Vietnam, where he'd served in the Mekong Delta when he was in ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
7
Demi's Noodle House open for business in Palmetto
Demi and Jeff Vangen moved to the United States in 2004 after meeting in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. After they had what Jeff ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
8
Drought, saltwater intrusion batter southern Vietnamese province
Salinity has also appeared in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang since July 7 and spread to other provincial areas including Long My, ... «Tuoitrenews, Jul 15»
9
Cuisine voodoo: The magical fish noodle soup of the Mekong Delta
A bowl of bún cá Châu Đốc at an eatery near Chau Doc Market in the Mekong Delta Province of An Giang. Photo: Minh Hung ... «Thanh Nien Daily, Jul 15»
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EU investors spooked by rout seek 'Asia beyond China' in Asean
"As China climbs the value chain, low-cost industries will move south towards the Mekong delta and the rest of Southeast Asia," said Daniel ... «THE BUSINESS TIMES, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mekong Delta [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mekong-delta>. May 2024 ».
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