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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prakritik aapada
"इस क्षेत्र में हर साल कोई न कोई प्राकृतिक आपदा आती है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth, such as floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or tsunamis.
"The community united to rebuild after the devastating natural disaster struck their region." - 2
An extreme event of natural origin that causes widespread destruction, loss of life, or severe economic damage.
"Governments invest heavily in early warning systems to mitigate the impact of any sudden natural disaster."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'natural', deriving from the Latin 'naturalis' (pertaining to nature), and 'disaster', from the Italian 'disastro', formed by the prefix 'dis-' (away, apart) and 'astro' (star, planet), originally implying an unfavorable aspect of a star or planet. Together in modern English, it evolved to signify a catastrophic event caused by natural environmental processes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Natural disaster" is said worldwide
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catastrophe naturelle
Transliteration: katastrof natyrel
"Cette région est souvent frappée par une catastrophe naturelle."
Naturkatastrophe
Transliteration: naˈtuːɐ̯kataˌstʁɔfə
"Die Naturkatastrophe hat das ganze Dorf zerstört."
disastro naturale
Transliteration: dizasˈtro na.tuˈra.le
"Il terremoto è stato un terribile disastro naturale."
desastre natural
Transliteration: desasˈtɾe na.tuˈɾal
"Muchas familias perdieron sus hogares debido al desastre natural."
desastre natural
Transliteration: deˈzastɾi natuˈɾaw
"O governo enviou ajuda para a área atingida pelo desastre natural."
प्राकृतिक आपदा
Transliteration: prakritik aapada
"इस क्षेत्र में हर साल कोई न कोई प्राकृतिक आपदा आती है।"
自然灾害
Transliteration: tiāntǎn zāihài
"人类应该共同努力应对自然灾害带来的挑战。"
자연재해
Transliteration: jayeonjaehae
"정부는 자연재해에 대비한 예방 시스템을 강화하고 있다."
自然災害
Transliteration: shizen saigai
"日本は様々な自然災害に見舞われやすい国です。"
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