English Explanatory Dictionary

Red Beach

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island beach in Akrotiri, island of Santorini, Greece; named for is red lava rock cliffs.
  2. A coastal marsh in Dawa district, Panjin, Liaoning, China; named for the red seepweed vegetation in the marsh.

Word forms

Red Beach

Etymology

red + beach. From being a coastal area with a red coloured environment. * (coastal marsh in Liaoning, China): Calque of Chinese 紅海灘 /红海滩 (Hóng hǎitān).

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