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expanse

/ɪkˈspæns/noun

उच्चारण इक्स्पैन्स

विस्तार, फैलाव, विस्तृत क्षेत्र

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    [C] ~ (of sth)

    a wide and open area of something, especially land or water

    विस्तार, फैलाव, विस्तृत क्षेत्र

    • a vast expanse of desert
    • the blue expanse of the sky
    • The ship sailed across a vast expanse of ocean.
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    • An expanse of green fields stretched before us.
    • The Rann of Kutch is a white expanse of salt.

    Synonyms area stretch sweep tract extent

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ex·panse

With -anse (not 'expance').

अंत में -anse ('expance' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart expanse (a wide open area), expense (money spent) and expanse's adjective expansive (covering a large area; also friendly and willing to talk).

Expanse (विस्तृत खुला क्षेत्र), expense (खर्च) और expansive (बड़े क्षेत्र को ढकने वाला; मिलनसार और खुलकर बात करने वाला भी) को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A vast expanse, a broad expanse, the expanse of the ocean.

Collocations: a vast expanse (विशाल फैलाव), a broad expanse (चौड़ा फैला हुआ क्षेत्र), the expanse of the ocean (समुद्र का विस्तार)।