coastland
/ˈkəʊstlænd/noun
उच्चारण कोस्ट्लैन्ड
तटीय भूमि, तटवर्ती क्षेत्र
Core word
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land that lies along the sea
तटीय भूमि, तटवर्ती क्षेत्र
- Mangroves protect the coastlands of Odisha from cyclones.
- the fertile coastland of Kerala
- The coastland is flat and prone to flooding.
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- Coconut palms grow all along the coastland.
- Farmers in the coastland grow rice and cashew.
Synonyms coast seaboard littoral shore
Opposite interior hinterland
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coastland (countable or uncountable noun)
Coastland names the land lying along the sea. It is used in the singular for a region, and as a plural, coastlands, for separate stretches.
'Coastland' समुद्र के साथ-साथ फैली भूमि का नाम है। एक क्षेत्र के लिए singular और अलग-अलग हिस्सों के लिए 'coastlands' आता है।
- The coastland of Kerala is thickly populated.
- Fertile coastlands attract farmers and traders.
coastland + of + place
Use of to say which region the coastland belongs to.
कौन-सा क्षेत्र है, यह बताने के लिए 'of' आता है।
- The coastland of Odisha floods during cyclones.
low-lying coastland (adjective + noun)
Descriptive adjectives such as flat, low-lying or marshy usually come before the noun.
Flat, low-lying या marshy जैसे वर्णनात्मक विशेषण संज्ञा के पहले आते हैं।
- Low-lying coastland is at risk when sea levels rise.
coastland vs. coast
Coast usually means the edge where land meets sea, while coastland stresses the land area behind it.
'Coast' प्रायः वह किनारा है जहाँ भूमि और समुद्र मिलते हैं, जबकि 'coastland' उसके पीछे की भूमि पर ज़ोर देता है।
- The beach is on the coast, but the paddy fields lie on the coastland behind it.
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adjective + coastland
low-lyingfertileflatmarshynarrowdensely populated
- The narrow coastland is squeezed between hills and the sea.
verb + coastland
floodprotectreclaimcultivatesettle
- Farmers cultivate rice on the fertile coastland.
coastland + noun
villagesfarmsplainsalt pans
- Coastland villages depend mostly on fishing.
preposition + coastland
across the coastlandon the coastlandinland from the coastland
- Cyclone winds swept across the coastland.
coastland + of + country
the coastland of Keralathe coastland of Gujaratthe coastland of Odisha
- The coastland of Gujarat produces much of the country's salt.
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- The coastland was once covered with thick mangrove forests.
तटवर्ती भूमि कभी घने मैंग्रोव जंगलों से ढकी थी।
- Rising seas threaten the low coastland of Bangladesh and eastern India.
बढ़ता समुद्र बांग्लादेश और पूर्वी भारत की निचली तटवर्ती भूमि के लिए खतरा है।
- Radhika's grandfather owns a coconut farm on the coastland near Udupi.
राधिका के दादाजी की उडुपी के पास तटवर्ती भूमि पर नारियल का खेत है।
- Salt is made in pans on the flat coastland of Gujarat.
गुजरात की समतल तटवर्ती भूमि पर पैनों में नमक बनाया जाता है।
- Heavy monsoon rain turned the coastland into a muddy swamp.
भारी मानसूनी वर्षा ने तटवर्ती भूमि को कीचड़ भरे दलदल में बदल दिया।
- The coastland is dotted with small fishing hamlets.
तटवर्ती भूमि पर मछुआरों की छोटी बस्तियाँ बिखरी हुई हैं।
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✗ The coastlands of Kerala are fertile and is densely populated.
✓ The coastlands of Kerala are fertile and densely populated.
Both adjectives must follow the same plural verb are; do not switch to is.
दोनों विशेषणों के साथ एक ही plural क्रिया 'are' रहेगी; बीच में 'is' नहीं आएगा।