interlacustrine

English

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪntəˈlækʌstɹaɪn/, /ɪntələˈkʌstɹɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪntɚˈlækʌstɹaɪn/

Adjective

interlacustrine (not comparable)

1. Situated or existing between lakes, especially the Great Lakes of Africa.
   • 1958, E. Winter, Tribes without Rulers, page 158:

     The other Interlacustrine kingdoms of which the best known is Buganda.

   • 1990, The Royal Geography Society, The Geographical Journal — February edition, page 179:

     This region forms part of the great interlacustrine plateau.