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tayga

tayga is the alternative spelling of taiga.

Meaning of taiga

Noun

taiga (plural taigas)

  1. A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
    • The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 197
    Synonyms:
    boreal forest, snow forest

See all 2 meanings of taiga

Proper noun capitalized: Tayga

Tayga

  1. A town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Forms of tayga

alternative formTaiga

Origin of tayga

Borrowed from Russian Тайга́ (Tajgá). Doublet of taiga.

Questions about tayga

What does tayga mean?
Tayga means a town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.
What is tayga the alternative spelling of?
Tayga is the alternative spelling of taiga.
What part of speech is tayga?
Tayga is a proper noun.

Words near tayga in the dictionary

  1. tayberry
  2. Taye
  3. Tayeh
  4. Tayene
  5. Tayes
  6. tayga
  7. Taygeta
  8. Taygetan
  9. Taygete
  10. Taygetos
  11. Taygetus

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