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Pronunciation / Transliteration: toundra
"La toundra est caractérisée par son sol gelé en permanence."
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A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
"Polar bears and arctic foxes roam across the frozen tundra."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Russian tundra, ultimately from Kildin Sámi tūndâr meaning 'uplands', 'treeless mountain tract'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "tundra" is said worldwide
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toundra
Transliteration: toundra
"La toundra est caractérisée par son sol gelé en permanence."
Tundra
Transliteration: Tundra
"In der Tundra wachsen nur wenige kleine Pflanzen."
tundra
Transliteration: tundra
"La tundra si estende per vaste aree dell'emisfero settentrionale."
tundra
Transliteration: tundra
"La tundra ártica es un bioma muy frío y seco."
tundra
Transliteration: tundra
"O solo da tundra permanece congelado durante a maior parte do ano."
टुंड्रा
Transliteration: tundra
"टुंड्रा प्रदेश में पेड़ नहीं उगते हैं।"
苔原
Transliteration: tǎiyuán
"苔原地区冬季漫长而寒冷。"
툰드라
Transliteration: tundeura
"툰드라 지역은 겨울이 길고 매우 춥습니다."
ツンドラ
Transliteration: tsundora
"ツンドラ気候では樹木が育ちません。"
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