English
Etymology
From Dhivehi "ab-tal" < Persian fa-Arab|آب�ت� (�b-tal), meaning water-hillock.
Noun
en-noun
- A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls.
Translations
trans-top|island
Dutch: atol
Finnish: atolli
German: Atoll n
trans-mid
Ido: atolo
Persian: fa-Arab|آب�س�گ (�b-sang)
Portuguese: atol m
Spanish: atolón m
trans-bottom
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ta:atoll
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