deforestation
pronunciation
How to pronounce deforestation in British English:
UK [ˌdiːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃn]
How to pronounce deforestation in American English:
US [ˌdiːˌfɔːrɪˈsteɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- the state of being clear of trees
- the removal of trees
Word Origin
- deforestation (n.)
- 1884, from deforest + -ation. Earlier was deforesting (1530s) which was a legal term for the change in definition of a parcel of land from "forest" to something else.
Example
- 1. There are various ideas about how to rein in deforestation .
- 2. Trees had been planted on mountains laid bare by deforestation .
- 3. Chopsticks add to a plague of regional deforestation .
- 4. The lyrics and imagery speak of over-fishing , deforestation , and smog .
- 5. Deforestation in west africa is largely the result of so-called slash-and-burn agriculture for cocoa and other crops .