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liman¹

  • /lɪˈmɑn/

Where it comes from

From Russian лима́н (limán) or Ukrainian лима́н (lymán), from Turkic, compare Turkish liman (“port, harbor”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek λιμήν (limḗn, “harbor”).

noun limans

  1. A wide estuary formed as a lagoon at the mouth of one or more rivers, where flow is constrained by a bar of sediments (created by either the current of a sea or a sediment-saturated river), especially in the Black Sea region. Only at a point where a river, a streamlet, even a balka (step-glen, ravine) opens into the sea, is the steep incline of the steppe-plateau broken. […] This sea-water lake is called liman in Ukrainian. Wherever a stream of great volume empties into a liman, the bar is severed at one or more places.

Liman²

  • /ˈliːmən/

Where it comes from

From Lima + -an.

adjective more Liman · most Liman · Limean

  1. From or pertaining to Lima in Peru.

noun Limans · Limean

  1. A native or inhabitant of Lima in Peru.

Liman³

Where it comes from

From Russian Лима́н (Limán) or alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Лима́н (Lymán).

proper noun

  1. rare Rare spelling of Lyman (“town in the Donbas”). The Ukrainians, the Finns and the peoples of the Caucasus strove for their independence. […] After his recovery, Father had been transferred to the city of Liman.

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"liman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/liman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{liman_2026,
  title = {liman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/liman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}