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fiord

[fyawrd, fyohrd; Norw. fyohr, fyoor]

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fiord (fjɔːd)

—n
	a variant spelling of fjord

fjord or fiord (fjɔːd)

—n
	(esp on the coast of Norway) a long narrow inlet of the sea between high steep cliffs formed by glacial action

[C17: from Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr; see firth, ford]

fiord or fiord

—n

[C17: from Norwegian, from Old Norse fjörthr; see firth, ford]

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fiord

alternate form of fjord (q.v.).

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