boreal
pronunciation
How to pronounce boreal in British English:
UK ['bɔ:ri:l]
How to pronounce boreal in American English:
US ['bɔril]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind
- toward or located in the north
- comprising or throughout far northern regions
Word Origin
- boreal (adj.)
- "northern," late 15c., from Latin borealis, from boreas "north wind," from Greek Boreas, name of the god of the north wind, which is of unknown origin, perhaps related to words in Balto-Slavic for "mountain" and "forest."
Example
- 1. Greenhouse gas emissions of tar sands crude are 40 % higher than conventional oil , and the open-pit mining has devastated alberta 's boreal forest .
- 2. For a party closely tied to the oil industry , the conservatives-who won a majority on may 2nd after five years of minority government-have been surprisingly progressive in protecting boreal land .
- 3. Microscopic animals that live in soils are as diverse in the tropical forests of costa rica as they are in the arid grasslands of kenya , or the tundra and boreal forests of alaska and sweden .
- 4. There are also some ecosystems , such as the boreal forests of canada and siberia and the amazon rainforest , which are huge absorbers of carbon dioxide , but which are changing rapidly because of temperature increases and deforestation .
- 5. Soil samples were taken from 11 sites around the world , including tropical forest in costa rica , arid grassland in kenya , warm temperate forest in new zealand , shrub steppe of argentina and tundra and boreal forest of alaska and sweden .