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- [tuhn-druh, too n-]
- /ˈtʌn drə, ˈtʊn-/
- /ˈtʌn.drə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tuhn-druh, too n-]
- /ˈtʌn drə, ˈtʊn-/
Definitions of tundra word
- noun tundra one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. 1
- noun tundra arctic plain 1
- variable noun tundra Tundra is one of the large flat areas of land in the north of Europe, Asia, and America. The ground below the top layer of soil is always frozen and no trees grow there. 0
- noun tundra a vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timberline of North America and Eurasia and having a permanently frozen subsoil 0
- noun tundra (as modifier) 0
- noun tundra any of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions 0
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Origin of tundra
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
1835-45; < Russian túndra < Lappish; compare Kola Lappish tūndar flat elevated area
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Parts of speech for Tundra
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tundra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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".
tundra usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tundra
noun tundra
- barrens — (in North America) a stretch of usually level land that is sparsely vegetated or barren
- biome — a major ecological community, extending over a large area and usually characterized by a dominant vegetation
- brushland — an area of land characterized by patchy shrubs and bushes
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- dust bowl — the region in the S central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in the 1930s.
adv tundra
- hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
adverb tundra
- north — Christopher, pen name of John Wilson.
- northbound — going toward the north: northbound traffic.
- northmost — northernmost.
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
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