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A red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine; a highly radioactive and highly contaminated pine forest caused by fallout from the Chornobyl-Vladimir Lenin nuclear power plant meltdown disaster accident.
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noun
A forest (group of domains) having high security and limited access, used for administrative purposes.
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Qualifier: Microsoft Windows
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: bastion forest
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noun
A forest that has died, leaving reddening foliage and trees.
A forest contaminated with nuclear fallout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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noun
A forest that has died, leaving reddening foliage and trees.
A forest killed by an infestation of mountain pine beetle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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History
From red + forest. Calque of Slavic (Russian Ры́жий лес (Rýžij les) and Ukrainian Руди́й ліс (Rudýj lis)). From the reddish colouration of the forest leaves and trees in the contamination zone.
* (ecology): Due to the colouration found in forest that has been killed.
Across languages
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