Lake Asphaltites
Meanings
name
- Synonym of Dead Sea.
Word forms
Etymology
Calque of Latin Lacus Asphaltites, from Ancient Greek Ἀσφαλτίτης Λίμνη (Asphaltítēs Límnē), from the importance of the lake's free-floating bitumen blocks in ancient trade.
Synonyms
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