Terai C2 Topic:Places & Geography US /təˈraɪ/ UK /təˈraɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #123288 Meanings 1 noun a low, often marshy belt of plains and grasslands along the southern foothills of the Himalayas, especially in Nepal and northern India The Terai supports forests, wetlands, farms, and important wildlife corridors across Nepal and India. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a low, often marshy belt of... Terai plains Word family Derived forms Terai Arc Related forms HimalayasNepalIndiagrasslandwetland Etymology Borrowed from Hindi tarai and Urdu tarai, meaning "low, damp ground" or "foothills." The geographic name refers to the moist lowland belt below the Himalayas. Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # Terai **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /təˈraɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /təˈraɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 123288 ## Meanings 1. a low, often marshy belt of plains and grasslands along the southern foothills of the Himalayas, especially in Nepal and northern India ## Examples - The Terai supports forests, wetlands, farms, and important wildlife corridors across Nepal and India. ## Synonyms - Terai plains ## Derived Forms - Terai Arc ## Related Forms - Himalayas - Nepal - India - grassland - wetland ## Etymology Borrowed from Hindi tarai and Urdu tarai, meaning "low, damp ground" or "foothills." The geographic name refers to the moist lowland belt below the Himalayas. ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown