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Meaning of tsunami in English
Pronunciation
/(t)suˈnɑmi/
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Noun
tsunami
Etymology
late 19th century: from Japanese, from tsu‘harbor’ + nami‘wave’
Definitions
1.
a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)