semiarid

Speech parts

1. semiarid - Adjective

2. semiarid - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

somewhat arid

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Examples

a semiarid region with little annual rainfall Source: Internet

As a result, the city is somewhat more sheltered from rain, giving it a semiarid feel with a mean annual rainfall of convert, compared to some other parts of the Bay Area, which can receive about three times that amount. Source: Internet

Brown rats cannot survive in the wild boreal forest to the north, the Rocky Mountains to the west, nor can they safely cross the semiarid High Plains of Montana to the south. Source: Internet

Fragile because of its semiarid and arid character, the soil of the region has become increasingly damaged through excessive cattle-raising and irrigation with waters containing high levels of salinity. Source: Internet

In semiarid regions, the lower effective rainfall on steeper slopes also results in less complete vegetative cover, so there is less plant contribution to soil formation. Source: Internet

In Tajikistan's cotton-growing regions, farms were established in large, semiarid tracts and in tracts reclaimed from the desert, but cotton's growing season is summer, when the region receives virtually no rainfall. Source: Internet

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