fresh water

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fresh water

noun fresh waters · freshwater

  1. uncountable, usually Water with a very low content of dissolved salt, as opposed to brackish water or salt water.

    Similar: sweet water, sweetwater

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noun water with little salt

Españolagua dulce
한국어민물 minmul, 담수 damsu
日本語淡水 tansui, 真水 mamizu
中文淡水 dànshuǐ
हिन्दीमीठा जल mīṭhā jal
Kiswahilimaji matamu
Portuguêságua doce
Françaiseau douce
DeutschSüßwasser
Italianoacqua dolce
Ελληνικάγλυκό νερό glykó neró
Românăapă dulce
Русскийпре́сная вода́ présnaja vodá
Tiếng Việtnước ngọt, nước nhạt
العربيةمَاء عَذْب māʔ ʕaḏb
עבריתמַיִם מְתוּקִים mayim metukim

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@misc{fresh_water_2026,
  title = {fresh water},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fresh%20water},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}