manmade

CEFRC1

/mˈænmeɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made by people rather than occurring naturally.

Examples

  • The Eisbach is a small manmade river in Munich.

  • The large lake is actually a manmade reservoir built in 1950.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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1
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • Libya built the Great Manmade River.

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The blank lake was created by building a dam across the river.

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