permafrost
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The meaning (definition) of the word permafrost
ground that stays frozen all year even in summer
The word permafrost used in a sentence
“The permafrost cracked the road near our little house.”
How the word permafrost is said around the world
| French | pergélisol (per-zhay-lee-SAWL) |
| Spanish | permafrost (payr-mahf-ROHST) |
| Mandarin | 永久冻土 (yuung jyoh duung too) |
| Hindi | पर्माफ्रॉस्ट (PUR-mah-frost) |
| Arabic | التربة الصقيعية (aht-TOOR-bah ahs-sah-kee-Y-ah) |
| Russian | вечная мерзлота (VYAYCHY-nu-yah myeerz-lu-TAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | permafrost (pay-ruh-muhf-ROHSHT) |
| Portuguese (BR) | permafrost (pay-ruh-mahf-ROHSCH) |
| Japanese | 永久凍土 (ay-kyu-u-TOHU-doh) |
| German | Permafrost (PER-mahf-rawst) |
| Urdu | پرمافراسٹ (PUR-mah-frawst) |
| Punjabi | ਪਰਮਾਫ੍ਰੌਸਟ (puh-ruh-MAHP-raw-suht) |
| Korean | 영구동토층 (YUNG-goo-dohng-toh-chung) |
| Hebrew | קפאת-עד |
| Greek | μόνιμα παγωμένο έδαφος (MOH-nee-mah pah-ghoh-MAY-noh AY-thah-fohs) |
| Dutch | permafrost (PER-mahf-rawst) |
| Tagalog | permafrost (puhr-MAHF-rohst) |
| Vietnamese | băng vĩnh cửu (bahng veeny keew) |
| Turkish | donmuş toprak (dawn-MUUSH tawp-RAHK) |
| Persian | یخبندان دائمی (YAHKH-bahn-dahn dah-AY-mee) |
| Polish | wieczna zmarzlina (VYECH-nah zmahrz-LEE-nah) |
| Ukrainian | вічна мерзлота (VEECH-nah merz-LOH-tah) |
| Bengali | পারমাফ্রস্ট (PAH-raw-mahf-rawsh-taw) |
| Swedish | permafrost (PER-mahf-rawst) |
| Italian | permafrost (PER-mahf-rohst) |
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