desertification
noun [U] /dɪˌzɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
/-ˌzɝː.t̬ə-/ specializedDefinition
› the process by which land changes into desert, for example because there has been too much farming activity on it or because a lot of trees have been cut downDry weather, arid conditions and dryness
(Definition of desertification noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- arid adjective
- as dry as a bone idiom
- bone dry idiom
- dehydrate verb
- desiccated adjective
- desiccation noun
- dried verb
- drought noun
- dry (sth) out phrasal verb
- dry adjective (NOT WET)
- dry up phrasal verb (WATER)
- dry verb
- frazzled adjective (BURNED)
- parched adjective (VERY DRY)
- sandstorm noun
- scorched adjective
- semi-arid adjective
- subarid adjective
- sun-baked adjective
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