interlacustrine

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UK/ɪntəˈlækʌstɹaɪn/UK/ɪntələˈkʌstɹɪn/US/ɪntɚˈlækʌstɹaɪn/

adjective

Situated or existing between lakes, especially the Great Lakes of Africa.

OriginEnglish lacustrine ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

adjectiveinterlacustrine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSituated or existing between lakes, especially the Great Lakes of Africa.

    This region forms part of the great interlacustrine plateau.

    1990, The Royal Geography Society, The Geographical Journal — February edition, page 179
    1 more example

    The other Interlacustrine kingdoms of which the best known is Buganda.

    1958, E. Winter, Tribes without Rulers, page 158

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishlacustrine
  8. Englishinterlacustrine

From inter- + lacustrine.

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APA

interlacustrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlacustrine

MLA

“interlacustrine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlacustrine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interlacustrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interlacustrine.

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