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Delta
DEL-tah
/ˈdɛltɑː/Listen
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delta
Dictionary meaning
Triangular landform created at a river's mouth where it deposits sediment — named for its resemblance to the Greek letter Δ (delta); the Nile Delta, Mississippi Delta, Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta; among Earth's most fertile and densely populated lands; threatened by sea-level rise and upstream dams reducing sediment
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