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fjord



Pronunciation: (fyôrd, fyōrd; Norw. fyōr, fyoor), [key]
—n.
1. a long, narrow arm of the sea bordered by steep cliffs: usually formed by glacial erosion.
2. (in Scandinavia) a bay. Also,fiord.

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