# wadi

**Pronunciation:** WADI

**CEFR level:** A2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Wadi means a valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.

## Examples

- The article uses wadi to mean a valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that....
- The teacher asked students to find wadi in the reading.
- Check the words around wadi to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the wadi — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a wadi.
- wadi in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked wadi in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- wadi example — The teacher gave a wadi example.
- wadi meaning — We checked the wadi meaning before moving on.

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