desertification
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desertification
- /dɪˌzɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /dɪˌzɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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The process by which a geographic region becomes a desert, resulting from natural changes in climate or by human activity.
Desertification, as defined by the CCD, means "land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities."
Similar: desertization, land degradation
Opposite: afforestation, reforestation, regreening
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Opposite: afforestation, reforestation, regreening
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noun process by which a region becomes a desert
| Español | desertificación, desertización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사막화 samakhwa |
| 日本語 | 砂漠化 sabakuka |
| 中文 | 沙漠化 shāmòhuà, 荒漠化 huāngmòhuà |
| Português | desertificação |
| Français | désertification |
| Deutsch | Desertifikation, fortschreitende Wüstenbildung |
| Italiano | desertificazione |
| Ελληνικά | ερημοποίηση erimopoíisi |
| Română | desertificare, desertizare, desertificație, desertizație |
| Русский | опусты́нивание opustýnivanije, дезертифика́ция dezertifikácija |
| العربية | تَصَحُّر taṣaḥḥur |
Talk about this word "desertification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/desertification. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. desertification. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/desertification "desertification." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/desertification.Cite this
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title = {desertification},
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