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COASTAL ZONE

Specialty Definition: COASTAL ZONE

DomainDefinition

Geography

Consists of a part of the coast or sea water or an estuary with a precise geographical delimitation which consists of a homogeneous hydrological system. Source: European Union. (references)

Weather

Lands and waters adjacent to the coast that exert an influence on the uses of the sea and its ecology or whose uses and ecology are affected by the sea. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: COASTAL ZONE

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
COASTEnglishCoastal zone inventoryEnvironment

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Crosswords: COASTAL ZONE

English words defined with "COASTAL ZONE": California live oak, coast live oakQuercus agrifolia. (references)
Specialty definitions using "COASTAL ZONE": Coastal Zone Management Program, CZMANimbus Satellite Program. (references)

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Commercial Usage: COASTAL ZONE

DomainTitle

Books

  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Coral Reefs: Decision Support Modeling (reference)

    (more book examples)

    (more periodical examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: COASTAL ZONE

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Photograph of the Coastal Zone Color Scanner. Credit: NASA.

Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program : is there a better way to manage Hawaii's coastal areas?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: COASTAL ZONE

SubjectTopicQuote

Economic History

Ghana

Annual rainfall in the coastal zone averages 83 centimeters (33 in.). (references)

Tanzania

Another joint venture between Malaysia and Tanzania provides similar services for the coastal zone. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

Specific project objectives are to: (i) establish a network of regional and national protected marine, wetland, and upland areas within the Ukraine Black Sea coastal zone; (ii) promote sustainable agriculture compatible with biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes; (iii) build capacity and awareness in biodiversity conservation and sustainable development; (iv) improve water quality and monitoring of water quality and biodiversity in the wetland and marine communities of the project region, and (v) support international cooperation activities under the Ramsar, Bonn, and Bern Conventions. (references)

Travel

Ecuador

The Ministry of Health has declared an emergency in Ecuador's coastal zone (the provinces of Esmeraldas, Manabi, Guayas, El Oro, Los Rios, and Loja) and the interior province of Sucumbios, bordering Colombia and Peru, due to an increase in cases of malaria and dengue fever. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: COASTAL ZONE

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

coastal zone management

9

03 coastal zone

7

the coastal zone

5

2003 coastal zone

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: COASTAL ZONE

Language Translations for "COASTAL ZONE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

kystzone. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

kustgebied (coastal area). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

rannikkovyöhyke. (various references)

   

French

  

zone littorale (coastal area). (various references)

   

German

  

Küstengebiet (coastal area). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

παράκτια ζώνη (coastline, littoral zone), αιγιαλίτιδα ζώνη (territorial waters). (various references)

   

Italian

  

zona litoranea (coastal area). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oastalcay onezay

   

Portuguese

  

zona litoral (coastal area, littoral zone). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

zona litoral (coastal area, littoral zone). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: COASTAL ZONE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-l-n-o-o-s-t-z"

-2 letters: ectozoans.

-3 letters: analects, calzones, cataloes, coolants, ecotonal, ectozoan, entozoal, lactones, octanols, ozonates, solonetz, zacatons.

-4 letters: acetals, anlaces, calzone, canolas, cantles, catalos, catenas, centals, coastal, colones, console, coolant, coolest, ectozoa, entozoa, etalons, lactase, lactean, lactone, lactose, lancets, locates, ocelots, octanes, octanol, ozonate, sacaton, sealant, snoozle, talcose, tolanes, zacaton, zealots.

-5 letters: acetal, alants, alates, anlace, anoles.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-l-n-o-o-s-t-z"
 

+4 letters: delocalizations, resocialization.

 

+5 letters: resocializations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Images: Photo Album
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Abbreviations
8. Acronyms
9. Anagrams
10. Bibliography


  

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