desert
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The meaning (definition) of the word desert
a very dry sandy place with hardly any rain
The word desert used in a sentence
“The desert is hot and sandy with very little water.”
Words that mean the same as desert (synonyms)
sandy place
Words that mean the opposite of desert (antonyms)
oasis
The plural of the word desert
deserts
How the word desert is said around the world
| French | désert (day-ZER) |
| Spanish | desierto (days-YAYR-toh) |
| Mandarin | 沙漠 (shah moh) |
| Hindi | रेगिस्तान (ray-gis-TAHN) |
| Arabic | صحراء (SAH-rah) |
| Russian | пустыня (poos-TI-nyu) |
| Portuguese (EU) | deserto (di-ZE-ruh-tuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | deserto (day-ZE-ruh-tuu) |
| Japanese | 砂漠 (sah-BAH-ku) |
| German | Wüste (VUS-tuh) |
| Urdu | صحرا (SHU-h-rah) |
| Punjabi | ਮਾਰੂਥਲ (mah-ROO-tuhl) |
| Korean | 사막 (SAH-mahg) |
| Hebrew | מִדבָּר (MEED-bahr) |
| Greek | έρημος (AY-ree-mohs) |
| Dutch | woestijn (voos-TEIN) |
| Tagalog | disyerto (dee-HYER-toh) |
| Vietnamese | sa mạc (sah mahky) |
| Turkish | çöl (cherl) |
| Persian | کویر (KAH-veer) |
| Polish | pustynia (poos-TI-nyah) |
| Ukrainian | пустеля (poos-TE-lyah) |
| Bengali | মরুভূমি (MOH-roo-boo-mee) |
| Swedish | öken (ER-kuhn) |
| Italian | deserto (day-ZER-toh) |
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