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rift valley

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. rift valley (noun)
  2. Rift Valley (geographical name)
  3. Rift Valley fever (noun)
  4. Great Rift Valley (geographical name)

rift valley

noun

Definition of RIFT VALLEY

: an elongated valley formed by the depression of a block of the earth's crust between two faults or groups of faults of approximately parallel orientation
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1894

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