karst

(kärst)

noun

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

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

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noun

An area of irregular limestone in which erosion has produced fissures, sinkholes, underground streams, and caverns.

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Origin: German

Origin: , after the Karst, a limestone plateau near Trieste

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