afforestation

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afforestation

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From Medieval Latin afforestātiō, from afforestāt-, past participial stem of afforestō (“to convert into a forest”) (from Latin ad- + Late Latin forestis (“forest”) + -ō (suffix forming verbs)), + Latin -iō (suffix forming action nouns). By surface analysis, afforest + -ation.

noun afforestations

countable, uncountable The act or process of creating a new forest where none had existed before, or reforestation of areas long deforested. Much might be said of the condition of the timber in the reserves, as typified in this locality, of possible means for its conservation and regulated use, and of the problems of afforestation, and of sylviculture generally, which are involved in the proper management of the reserves.

Opposite: deforestation

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noun

Opposite: deforestation

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noun creating a forest

中文	植樹造林 /植树造林 zhíshù zàolín, 造林 zàolín
Kiswahili	upandaji miti
Português	aflorestamento, florestamento
Français	boisement
Deutsch	Aufforstung
Română	împădurire
Русский	лесонасаждение lesonasaždenije, лесоразведение lesorazvedenije

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@misc{afforestation_2026,
  title = {afforestation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/afforestation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}