"semidesert" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: semideserts [plural]
Etymology: From semi- + desert. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|desert}} semi- + desert Head templates: {{en-noun}} semidesert (plural semideserts)
  1. A semiarid region, approaching desert. Synonyms: semi-desert Derived forms: semidesertic Translations (semiarid region, approaching desert): polopoušť [feminine] (Czech), puoliaavikko (Finnish), Halbwüste [feminine] (German), semideserto [masculine] (Italian), subdeserto [masculine] (Italian), halvørken [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), halvørken [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), półpustynia [feminine] (Polish), полупусты́ня (polupustýnja) [feminine] (Russian), semidesierto [masculine] (Spanish)

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