DESERTIFICATION


Meaning of DESERTIFICATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: di- ˌ z ə r-t ə -f ə - ' k ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 1974

: the process of becoming desert (as from land mismanagement or climate change)

– de · sert · i · fy \ - ' z ə r-t ə - ˌ f ī \ transitive verb

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