bank
in geography, area between high and low tide marks of water bodies (both still and moving), or a raised landform on the side of a water body
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Summary
bank ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: shore[2], landform[3]
- Said to be the same as: stream bank[4]
- Different from: Берег (Новгородская область)[5]
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Influence
Things named for bank include Dogger Bank[6], an ocean bank[7], in United Kingdom[8] and Brzeg[9], an urban municipality of Poland[10], in Poland[11].
Why It Matters
bank has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] bank is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]
Entities named for bank include Dogger Bank[6], an ocean bank[7], in United Kingdom[8] and Brzeg[9], an urban municipality of Poland[10], in Poland[11].