| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fjord |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | fyôrd, fy rd |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or fiord |
| NOUN: | A long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between steep slopes. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Norwegian, from Old Norse fjördhr. See per-2 in Appendix I.
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