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scorched earth in Arabic

سِيَاسَةُ الأَرْضِ المَحْرُوقَة siyāsatu l-ʔarḍi l-maḥrūqa

scorched earth in Arabic: سِيَاسَةُ الأَرْضِ المَحْرُوقَة (siyāsatu l-ʔarḍi l-maḥrūqa). In English, scorched earth means land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it.

Arabic words for scorched earth

Translations
سِيَاسَةُ الأَرْضِ المَحْرُوقَة siyāsatu l-ʔarḍi l-maḥrūqa

English meaning of scorched earth

  1. noun Land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it.
  2. noun The strategy of destroying all resources in an area of land in order to deny their use to an advancing enemy.

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Questions about scorched earth in Arabic

What is the meaning of scorched earth in Arabic?
Scorched earth in Arabic is سِيَاسَةُ الأَرْضِ المَحْرُوقَة (siyāsatu l-ʔarḍi l-maḥrūqa).
ما معنى كلمة scorched earth؟
Scorched earth: سِيَاسَةُ الأَرْضِ المَحْرُوقَة (siyāsatu l-ʔarḍi l-maḥrūqa).
What does scorched earth mean in English?
Scorched earth means land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it.

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