tarn

UK: /'tɑːn/ US: 'tarn': (tärn); 'Tarn': (tarn)

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tarn  (tärn), n. 

1. a small mountain lake or pool, esp. one in a cirque.
• Old Norse tjǫrn pond, pool
• Middle English terne 1300–50

Tarn  (tarn), n. 

1. Place Names a department in S France. 338,024;
   2232 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Cap.: Albi.

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tarn / tɑːn/ noun

1. a small mountain lake or pool

Etymology: 14th Century: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse tjörn pool

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Tarn / tarn/ noun

1. a department of S France, in Occitanie region. Capital: Albi. Pop: 350 477 (2003 est). Area: 5780 sq km (2254 sq miles)
2. a river in SW France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally west to the Garonne River. Length: 375 km (233 miles)