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Weichsel

Syllabification: (Weich·sel)
Pronunciation: /ˈvīksəl/
Definition of Weichsel

noun

[usually as modifier] Geology
  • the final Pleistocene glaciation in northern Europe.
  • the system of deposits laid down at the time of the Weichsel glaciation.

Derivatives

Weichselian

Pronunciation: /vīkˈsilēən/
adjective & noun

Origin:

1930s: from the German name of the Vistula River in Poland

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