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volcano

 
 
/vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/ noun [C] (plural volcanoes, volcanos)

Translation

a mountain with a large hole at the top which sometimes explodes and produces hot, melted rock and smoke
yanardağ, volkan
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volcanic
 
 
/vɒlˈkænɪk/ adjective
relating to a volcano
volkanik
volcanic ash3781535
(Definition of volcano noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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