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karst definition

karst (kärst)

noun

a region made up of porous limestone containing deep fissures and sinkholes and characterized by underground caves and streams

Etymology: Ger, after Karst, name of the hinterland of Trieste, altered < Slovenian Kras

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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