SALTWATER

seawater, saltwater, brine

(noun) water containing salts; “the water in the ocean is all saltwater”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

saltwater (countable and uncountable, plural saltwaters)

alternative form of salt water

Hypernyms

• water

Hyponyms

• seawater

Adjective

saltwater (not comparable)

New Keynesian or Keynesian, in reference to macroeconomics and economics departments on the East Coast and West Coast of the United States of America.

Antonyms

• (both senses): freshwater, sweetwater

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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