noun
Meaning 1
A semiarid region, approaching desert conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
semidesert
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noun
Meaning 2
a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
History
Etymology
From semi- + desert.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: polopoušť — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Finnish: puoliaavikko — semiarid region, approaching desert
- German: Halbwüste — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Italian: semideserto — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Italian: subdeserto — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Norwegian Bokmål: halvørken — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Norwegian Nynorsk: halvørken — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Polish: półpustynia — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Romanian: semideșert — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Russian: полупусты́ня (polupustýnja) — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Southern Altai: јарымдай чӧл (ǰarïmday čöl) — semiarid region, approaching desert
- Spanish: semidesierto — semiarid region, approaching desert