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semiarid

semiarid adjective: somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would, typically defined as 25 to 50 cm of rainfall annually.

Adjective

semiarid (comparative more semiarid, superlative most semiarid)

  1. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would, typically defined as 25 to 50 cm of rainfall annually.

semiarid meaning in Gujarati

semiarid in Gujarati

25 to 50 cm rainfall annually
અર્ધશુષ્ક ardhaśuṣk, અર્ધસૂકું ardhasūkũ

Forms of semiarid

comparativemore semiarid
superlativemost semiarid
alternative formsemi-arid

Origin of semiarid

From semi- + arid.

Questions about semiarid

What does semiarid mean?
Semiarid means somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would, typically defined as 25 to 50 cm of rainfall annually.
What is semiarid in Gujarati?
Semiarid in Gujarati is અર્ધશુષ્ક (ardhaśuṣk), અર્ધસૂકું (ardhasūkũ). See Semiarid meaning in Gujarati.
What part of speech is semiarid?
Semiarid is an adjective.

Words near semiarid in the dictionary

  1. semiarc
  2. semiarch
  3. semiarches
  4. semiarchitectural
  5. semiarcs
  6. semiarid
  7. semiaridity
  8. semiaromatic
  9. semiarticulate
  10. semiarticulated
  11. semiartificial

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