/ ˈtaɪgə; NAmE / noun
[ sing. , U ] forest that grows in wet ground in far northern regions of the earth :
the Siberian taiga
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Russian taĭga , from Mongolian .
/ ˈtaɪgə; NAmE / noun
[ sing. , U ] forest that grows in wet ground in far northern regions of the earth :
the Siberian taiga
••
WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Russian taĭga , from Mongolian .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005