food desert

food des·ert

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Definition of food desert words

noun food desert an area, usually low-income, in which many residents cannot easily get to stores that sell affordable, healthful foods. 1

before 1995

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1995-2000

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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