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Sandy vs Machair - What's the difference?

sandy | machair |

As nouns the difference between sandy and machair

is that sandy is (geordie|pejorative) shortened form of sand dancer while machair is (geology) a type of calcerous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of scotland and ireland.

As a proper noun sandy

is a diminutive of the male given name alexander.

sandy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Covered with sand.
  • Sprinkled with sand.
  • Like sand, especially in texture.
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  • Having the colour of sand.

    • Derived terms

    * Great Sandy Desert

    See also

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    machair

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geology) A type of calcerous sandy terrain formed mostly from seashells, found by the coast in areas of Scotland and Ireland.

    • Anagrams

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