deforestation

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˌfɔrɪˈsteɪʃən/ UK /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
The cutting down or destruction of forests, often to use the land for farming.

Deforestation is destroying the homes of many wild animals.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the cutting down or... disforestation

Word family

Derived forms antideforestationnondeforestation

Etymology

From deforest + -ation. First attested in 1870.

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