desertification

See also: désertification

English

Etymology

desert +‎ -ification (“process of becoming”)

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

desertification (uncountable)

Process by which a geographic region becomes a desert. The change may result from natural changes in climate or by human activity.

Translations

process by which a region becomes a desert

Chinese:
Mandarin: 沙漠化 (zh) (shāmòhuà)
Finnish: aavikoituminen (fi)
French: désertification (fr) f
German: Desertifikation (de) f, fortschreitende Wüstenbildung f

Hungarian: elsivatagosodás (hu)
Malay: penggurunan, desertifikasi
Portuguese: desertificação (pt) f
Spanish: desertificación (es) f

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