SWIDDEN

Meaning of SWIDDEN in English

[swid.den] n, often attrib [E dial., burned clearing, prob. fr. ON svithinn, pp. of svitha to burn, singe] (ca. 1868): a temporary agricultural plot produced by cutting back and burning off vegetative cover

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SWIDDEN — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: English dialect, burned clearing, probably from Old Norse svithinn, past participle of svitha to burn, …
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SWIDDEN — ˈswid ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: English dialect, burned clearing, probably from Old Norse svithinn, past participle of …
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SWIDDEN — /swid"n/ , n. a plot of land cleared for farming by burning away vegetation. [ 1951; special use of dial. …
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SWIDDEN — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: English dialect, burned clearing, probably from Old Norse svithinn, past participle of svitha to burn, …
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SWIDDEN — [ 'swɪd(ə)n ] ■ noun the practice of clearing land for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation. ↘an area of …
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SWIDDEN — n. Pronunciation: ' swi-d ə n Function: noun Usage: often attrib Etymology: English dialect, burned clearing, probably from Old Norse …
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SWIDDEN FARMING — (сельскохозяйственное) подсечно-огневое земледелие
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SWIDDEN FARMING — с.-х. подсечно-огневое земледелие
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SWIDDEN FARMING — с.-х. подсечно-огневое земледелие
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SWIDDEN FARMING — с.-х. подсечно-огневое земледелие
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SWIDDEN FARMING — (сельскохозяйственное) подсечно-огневое земледелие
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KAINGIN — I. noun also ca·ing·in or ca·iñg·in käˈēŋə̇n ( -s ) Etymology: Tagalog kaingin Philippines : swidden some lonely farmer hewing …
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MILPA — ˈmilpə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl, from milli cultivated plot + pa in, on 1. a. …
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MAKONDE — also spelled Maconde, Bantu-speaking people living in northeastern Mozambique and southeastern Tanzania. Their economy rests primarily on swidden (slash-and-burn) agriculture, …
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LAMPONG — also called Abung, people indigenous to Lampung province on the Sunda Strait in southern Sumatra, Indonesia. They speak Lampong, a …
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CHEWA — Bantu-speaking people living in the extreme eastern zone of Zambia, northwestern Zimbabwe, and Malawi. They share many cultural features with …
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ASIA — world's largest and most diverse continent, covering about 30 percent of the land area on Earth. The mainland is situated …
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