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PRONUNCIATION OF TERAI

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERAI

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Terai 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 TERAI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Terai

Terai

The Terai is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests located south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. The Terai belongs to the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. In northern India, the Terai spreads eastward from the Yamuna River across Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Corresponding parts of West Bengal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Assam east to the Brahmaputra River are called Dooars. The lowland plains of the Terai lie at an altitude of between 67 and 300 m. North of the Terai rises the Bhabhar, a narrow but continuous belt of forest about 8–12 km wide.

Definition of Terai in the English dictionary

The definition of Terai in the dictionary is a belt of marshy land at the foot of mountains, esp at the foot of the Himalayas in N India. Other definition of Terai is a felt hat with a wide brim worn in subtropical regions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERAI


awry
əˈraɪ
cry
kraɪ
dry
draɪ
fry
fraɪ
hexerei
ˌhɛksəˈraɪ
Madurai
ˈmædjʊˌraɪ
marae
məˈraɪ
outcry
ˈaʊtˌkraɪ
pirai
pɪˈraɪ
pry
praɪ
rai
raɪ
retry
riːˈtraɪ
rye
raɪ
samurai
ˈsæmʊˌraɪ
serai
sɛˈraɪ
serail
səˈraɪ
sori
ˈsɔːraɪ
stir-fry
ˈstɜːˈfraɪ
tori
ˈtɔːraɪ
try
traɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERAI

Tepic
tepid
tepidarium
tepidity
tepidly
tepidness
teppan-yaki
tequila
tequila sunrise
Ter Borch

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERAI

ai
Cambrai
caravansarai
caravanserai
chai
Chennai
Courtrai
Dubai
hetairai
jai
kai
Moirai
Mumbai
sai
shanghai
Tai
Thai
the Moirai
Tsvangirai
Weihai

Synonyms and antonyms of Terai in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Terai» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERAI

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

Translator English - Chinese

特莱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Terai
570 millions of speakers

English

Terai
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तराई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تيراي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тераи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Terai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তরাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Terai
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Terai
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

タライ帽
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

테라이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Terai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டெராய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेराय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Terai
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Terai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Terai
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тераи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Terai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Terai
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Terai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Terai
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Terai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Terai

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERAI»

The term «Terai» is regularly used and occupies the 79.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERAI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Terai» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Terai» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERAI»

Discover the use of Terai in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Terai and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Terai Dalit women: situation of citizenship, political ...
With reference to Saptari, Siraha, and Dhanūkha Districts of Nepal.
Anju Khadka, Sarad Chandra Simkhada, Bidya Nath Koirala, 2007
2
Report on the Canal Irrigation of Rohilcund, Inclusive of ...
Here we have the hot-bed of fever and malaria; it is next to certain death to any but a Bhoksa, to sleep in this part of the Terai during several months of the year; and I am, and always have been of opinion, that the effect of the exhalations from  ...
William Jones (Captain.), 1855
3
Tigers in Terai
“Wow!” said Riley. “The mountains are taller than the clouds!” “Welcome to Kathmandu!” said Uncle Max. “We're in the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world. Just one more flight and we'll be in Terai, the lowlands of Nepal.
Laura Hurwitz, Amanda Lumry, 2010
4
Global Dimensions of Indo-Nepal Political Relations: Post ...
In the Terai region because of the concentration of modern economic activities, social mobilization is growing on faster scale and it is passing through a transitional phase. A large number of the Hill people are migrating to the Terai and they ...
Raj Kumar Singh, 2009
5
Nepal
This strip is called the terai Because it forms part of the flood plain of the Ganges River in northern India, the terai is very fertile. The terai used to be covered with thick jungle and was uninhabitable because of malaria, a disease spread by ...
Jon Burbank, 2002
6
The Cambridge Survey of World Migration
The forests of the terai, however, were malaria infested and often protected for logging by the Nepalese nobility; although immigration from India had been taking place for over a century, it was really only with the elimination of malaria in the ...
Robin Cohen, 1995
7
Nepal 8
Terai Zone Until the eradication of malaria in the 1 950s, the only people to live in the valleys of the inner Terai and along much of the length of the Terai proper were Tharus and a few small associated groups, who enjoyed a natural immunity  ...
Joseph Bindloss, 2010
8
Wheat in Heat-stressed Environments: Irrigated, Dry Areas, ...
Farmers are adopting these new releases mainly because of their higher yield and better disease resistance. With the successive release of new cultivars, the rate of adoption of these cultivars has also increased. Well over 90% of the terai belt ...
David A. Saunders, Gene P. Hettel, 1994
9
Paradise Lost?: State Failure in Nepal
In other words, these languages primarily spoken in the Terai region actually demonstrate the links between the Nepali people inhabiting this region and their neighboring regions in India. However, regional leaders from Terai often claim that ...
Ali Riaz, Subho Basu, 2007
10
Nepal. Ediz. Inglese
Terai Zone Until the eradication of malaria in the 1950s, the only people to live in the valleys of the Inner Terai, and along much of the length of the Terai proper, were Tharus and a few small associated groups, who enjoyed a natural immunity  ...
Bradley Mayhew, Joe Bindloss, Stan Armington, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERAI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Terai is used in the context of the following news items.
1
12-hr bandh affects life in Terai-Dooars
Jalpaiguri (WB), July 27 (PTI) A dawn-to-dusk bandh today affected life in Terai-Dooars area of Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar districts. Official reports said the shutdown, ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
2
Normal life hit in terai area of Nepal
Normal life in 20 districts in Terai region along the Indo-Nepal border was affected today in response to a strike call mainly by the Madhesi parties who are ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
Strike hits life in Terai, clashes in few places
BHADRAPUR, JUL 21 - Normal life in the Terai region has been affected on Tuesday due to a general shutdown called by some Madhes-based political parties ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
4
Avia Terai, un pueblo argentino que vive rodeado de veneno
Avia Terai, una pequeña población rural de la provincia argentina de Chaco, rodeada por inmensos campos de algodón transgénico, denuncia que el regado ... «ABC.es, May 15»
5
Nepal's women of the Terai Arc become forest conservationists – in …
In the long, narrow Terai Arc landscape, which spans nearly 20,000 square miles of southern Nepal and northern India, communities depend on the forests for ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
6
Gurung revives Terai Dooars inclusion in GTA demand
Renewing the demand for inclusion of areas in Dooars and Terai in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has ... «Business Standard, Feb 15»
7
Terai tigers under 'severe' threat as humans move in on their territory
The tiger population in the Terai region, a crucial big cat habitat on the India-Nepal border, is under severe stress because of human activities and ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
8
Uttarakhand's Terai belt turning into killing field for Corbett tigers
Growing human population and poor conservation strategy are fast turning Uttarakhand's Terai belt into a killing field for tigers, sending alarm bells ringing ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 14»
9
Japanese man exhibits 20000 stationery store doodles from around …
Hiroki Terai, 34, from Tokyo, has visited dozens of countries to obtain the scribble-covered pieces of paper used by customers in stationery shops to test pens ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
10
New Report Examines Land Disputes in Nepal's Terai
JSRPreport Land has long been among the most politically contentious issues in Nepal. Since the 1960s, land reform has been an important area of ... «The Asia Foundation - In Asia, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Terai [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/terai>. Apr 2024 ».
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