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Pronunciation / Transliteration: désert
"Le désert du Sahara est immense."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.
"The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world."
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To abandon someone or something.
"He decided to desert his post during the crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French deserte, stemming from the Late Latin desertum (an abandoned place), originating from the past participle of deserere (to abandon, forsake). Historically evolving from a general term for any uninhabited or wasteland area into the specific geographical classification for arid regions with little precipitation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Desert" is said worldwide
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désert
Transliteration: désert
"Le désert du Sahara est immense."
Wüste
Transliteration: Vüste
"Die Sahara ist die größte Wüste der Welt."
deserto
Transliteration: deserto
"Il deserto del Sahara è molto vasto."
desierto
Transliteration: desierto
"El desierto de Atacama es uno de los más secos del mundo."
deserto
Transliteration: deserto
"O deserto do Saara é o maior deserto quente do mundo."
रेगिस्तान
Transliteration: registān
"थार का रेगिस्तान भारत में है।"
沙漠
Transliteration: shāmò
"撒哈拉沙漠是世界上最大的热沙漠。"
사막
Transliteration: samak
"사하라 사막은 세계에서 가장 큰 뜨거운 사막입니다."
砂漠
Transliteration: sabaku
"サハラ砂漠は世界最大の熱帯砂漠です。"
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