"reforestation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-reforestation.wav [US] Forms: reforestations [plural]
Etymology: reforest + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reforest|ation}} reforest + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reforestation (countable and uncountable, plural reforestations)
  1. The act or process of replanting a forest, especially after clear-cutting. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Forestry Synonyms: afforestation Translations (replanting): herbebossing [feminine] (Dutch), rearbarigo (Esperanto), uudelleenmetsitys (Finnish), reboisement [masculine] (French), reforestation [feminine] (French), ხელახლა გატყიანება (xelaxla gaṭq̇ianeba) (Georgian), Wiederaufforstung [feminine] (German), αναδάσωση (anadásosi) [feminine] (Greek), újraerdősítés (Hungarian), reboisasi (Indonesian), forestazione [feminine] (Italian), rimboschimento [masculine] (Italian), aacheyllaghey [masculine] (Manx), aachuirr [masculine] (Manx), aachuirrey lesh biljyn [masculine] (Manx), ponowne zalesianie [neuter] (Polish), reflorestamento [masculine] (Portuguese), reîmpădurire [feminine] (Romanian), лесовозобновле́ние (lesovozobnovlénije) [neuter] (Russian), återförskogning [common-gender] (Swedish), baligubat (Tagalog), mulinsagubat (Tagalog), лісовідновлення (lisovidnovlennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)

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