deforestation
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deforestation
- /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌdiːfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun deforestations
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The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands.
Opposite: afforestation, reforestation
- A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
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Closest in meaning: disforestation, afforestation, reforestation, forestry, forest, logging, desertification, felling, depletion, clearing, removal, encroachment, embarrassment, clear-cutting, timber harvesting, forest clearance
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noun process of destroying a forest
| Español | desmontadura, deforestación, desmonte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산림 파괴 sallim pagoe |
| Português | desmatamento, desflorestamento |
| Français | déforestation, déboisement |
| Deutsch | Abholzung, Entwaldung, Kahlschlag |
| Italiano | deforestazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποψίλωση apopsílosi |
| Română | despădurire |
| Русский | обезле́сение obezlésenije, вы́рубка ле́са výrubka lésa |
| Tiếng Việt | phá rừng |
Talk about this word "deforestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deforestation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deforestation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deforestation "deforestation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deforestation.Cite this
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title = {deforestation},
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