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Noun: tsunami  tsū'naamee
  1. A cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    "a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"

Derived forms: tsunamis

Type of: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, moving ridge, tragedy, wave

Encyclopedia: Tsunami

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