drought
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The meaning (definition) of the word drought
a long time when no rain falls
The word drought used in a sentence
“During the drought, there was no rain for many weeks.”
Words that mean the same as drought (synonyms)
dry spell
How the word drought is said around the world
| French | sécheresse (saysh-RES) |
| Spanish | sequía (say-KEE-ah) |
| Mandarin | 干旱 (gahn khahn) |
| Hindi | सूखा (SOO-kah) |
| Arabic | جفاف (JAH-fahf) |
| Russian | засуха (ZAH-soo-khah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | seca (SE-kuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | seca (SE-ka) |
| Japanese | 干ばつ (kown-BAH-tsu) |
| German | Trockenheit (TRAW-kuhn-hyt) |
| Urdu | خشک سالی (khuushk SAH-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਸੋਕਾ (SOH-kah) |
| Korean | 가뭄 (GAH-moom) |
| Hebrew | בַּצוֹרֶת (bah-TSOH-rayt) |
| Greek | ξηρασία (ksee-rah-SEE-ah) |
| Dutch | droogte (DROHKH-tuh) |
| Tagalog | tagtuyot (tahg-TOO-yoht) |
| Vietnamese | hạn hán (hahn HAH-urn) |
| Turkish | kuraklık (koo-rahk-LUK) |
| Persian | خشکسالی (khohshk-SAH-lee) |
| Polish | susza (SOO-shah) |
| Ukrainian | посуха (poh-SOO-khah) |
| Bengali | খরা (KAW-rah) |
| Swedish | torka (TAWR-kah) |
| Italian | siccità (see-chee-TAH) |
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