polynya

po·lyn·ya

noun \ˌpä-lən-ˈyä\

plural polynyas also po·lyn·yi\-ˈyē\

Definition of POLYNYA

: an area of open water in sea ice

Origin of POLYNYA

Russian polyn'ya

First Known Use: 1853

Rhymes with POLYNYA

abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh