"semiarid" meaning in English

See semiarid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more semiarid [comparative], most semiarid [superlative]
Etymology: From semi- + arid. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|arid}} semi- + arid Head templates: {{en-adj}} semiarid (comparative more semiarid, superlative most semiarid)
  1. (climatology) Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually. Wikipedia link: semiarid Categories (topical): Climatology Synonyms: semi-arid Translations (25 to 50 cm rainfall annually): semiàrid (Catalan), puolikuiva (Finnish), semiarid (German), અર્ધશુષ્ક (ardhaśuṣk) (Gujarati), અર્ધસૂકું (ardhasūkũ) (Gujarati), breacthur (Irish), semiarido (Italian), steppico (Italian), semiárido (Spanish), yarı kurak (Turkish), lletgras (Welsh)

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "semi",
        "3": "arid"
      },
      "expansion": "semi- + arid",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From semi- + arid.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more semiarid",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most semiarid",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "semiarid (comparative more semiarid, superlative most semiarid)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with semi-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Catalan translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with German translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Gujarati translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Irish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Italian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Turkish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Welsh translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Climatology",
          "orig": "en:Climatology",
          "parents": [
            "Earth sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually."
      ],
      "id": "en-semiarid-en-adj-eBPiuyTZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "climatology",
          "climatology"
        ],
        [
          "arid",
          "arid"
        ],
        [
          "rainfall",
          "rainfall"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(climatology) Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "semi-arid"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "semiàrid"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "puolikuiva"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "semiarid"
        },
        {
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "ardhaśuṣk",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "અર્ધશુષ્ક"
        },
        {
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "ardhasūkũ",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "અર્ધસૂકું"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "breacthur"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "semiarido"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "steppico"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "semiárido"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "yarı kurak"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
          "word": "lletgras"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "semiarid"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "semiarid"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "semi",
        "3": "arid"
      },
      "expansion": "semi- + arid",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From semi- + arid.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more semiarid",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most semiarid",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "semiarid (comparative more semiarid, superlative most semiarid)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms prefixed with semi-",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Gujarati translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Welsh translations",
        "en:Climatology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "climatology",
          "climatology"
        ],
        [
          "arid",
          "arid"
        ],
        [
          "rainfall",
          "rainfall"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(climatology) Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "climatology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "semiarid"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "semi-arid"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "semiàrid"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "puolikuiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "semiarid"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "ardhaśuṣk",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "અર્ધશુષ્ક"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "ardhasūkũ",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "અર્ધસૂકું"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "breacthur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "semiarido"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "steppico"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "semiárido"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "yarı kurak"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "25 to 50 cm rainfall annually",
      "word": "lletgras"
    }
  ],
  "word": "semiarid"
}

Download raw JSONL data for semiarid meaning in English (2.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.