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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ardh-marusthal
"इस क्षेत्र की जलवायु अर्ध-मरुस्थल जैसी है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A biome or region that receives low precipitation, typically between 150 and 300 millimeters annually, and supports sparse drought-resistant vegetation such as scrub and dry grasses.
"The expansion of agriculture has put pressure on the fragile ecology of the regional semi-desert."
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Having characteristics of a semi-desert; arid or partially barren with sparse vegetation.
"Nomadic tribes have herded livestock across the semi-desert landscape for centuries."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix semi- (from Latin semi-, meaning 'half' or 'partially') combined with desert (from Old French deserte, from Latin desertus, past participle of deserere 'to abandon'). The term emerged in geographical and ecological literature in the late 19th century to classify transitional dry climates lying between arid deserts and more humid grasslands.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Semi-desert" is said worldwide
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semi-désert
Transliteration: səmi dezɛʁ
"Cette région se caractérise par un climat de semi-désert."
Halbwüste
Transliteration: halpˌvʏstə
"In der Halbwüste überleben nur sehr angepasste Pflanzen."
semideserto
Transliteration: sɛmideˈzɛrto
"Il paesaggio è dominato da un vasto semideserto."
semidesierto
Transliteration: semi.deˈsjeɾ.to
"El cactus es una planta típica del semidesierto."
semideserto
Transliteration: se.mi.deˈzɛʁ.tu
"A vegetação do semideserto é predominantemente arbustiva."
अर्ध-मरुस्थल
Transliteration: ardh-marusthal
"इस क्षेत्र की जलवायु अर्ध-मरुस्थल जैसी है।"
半沙漠
Transliteration: bàn shāmò
"半沙漠地区的降水量非常稀少。"
반사막
Transliteration: ban-samak
"반사막 지역에서는 강우량이 적어 농사가 어렵습니다."
半砂漠
Transliteration: han-sabaku
"その半砂漠地帯には独自の生態系が存在する。"
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