doline

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doline

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From a Slavic (most likely Russian or Slovene) word dolina ("valley"), perhaps via German Doline.

noun dolines · dolina

  1. A depression (basin, hollow) in karstic terrain/limestone.
  2. broadly Any sinkhole.

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noun depression in karstic terrain

DeutschDoline
Românădolină
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"doline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/doline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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doline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/doline

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"doline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/doline.

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@misc{doline_2026,
  title = {doline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/doline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}