desertification
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See also: désertification
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From desert + -ification (“process of becoming”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˌzɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /dɪˌzɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]desertification (uncountable)
- The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]process by which a region becomes a desert
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Further reading
[edit]desertification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia