DESERTIFICATION


Meaning of DESERTIFICATION in English

de ‧ sert ‧ i ‧ fi ‧ ca ‧ tion /dɪˌzɜːtəfəˈkeɪʃ ə n, dɪˌzɜːtɪfəˈkeɪʃ ə n $ -ˌzɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical

the process by which useful land, especially farmland, changes into desert

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.