interlacustrine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪntɚˈlækʌstɹaɪn/ (General-American)
- /ɪntələˈkʌstɹɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪntəˈlækʌstɹaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English lacustrine English interlacustrine From inter- + lacustrine.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Situated or existing between lakes, especially the Great Lakes of Africa.
The other Interlacustrine kingdoms of which the best known is Buganda.
1958, E. Winter, Tribes without Rulers, page 158:This region forms part of the great interlacustrine plateau.
1990, The Royal Geography Society, The Geographical Journal — February edition, page 179: