desertification

English

Etymology

desert +‎ -ification (“process of becoming”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

desertification (uncountable)

Wikipedia

1. Process by which a geographic region becomes a desert. The change may result from natural changes in climate or by human activity.

Translations

process by which a region becomes a desert

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沙漠化 (cmn) (shāmòhuà)

• Finnish: aavikoituminen (fi)
• French: désertification (fr) f
• Spanish: desertificación (es) f