Latvian

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Etymology

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From mežains (forested) +‎ -ums (with mežains from mežs (forest) +‎ -ains).

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Noun

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mežainums m (1st declension)

  1. the state or degree of being covered with forests; woodedness
    mežainuma koeficientswoodedness coefficient
    visas pasaules sauszemes vidējais mežainums ir 29 procentithe mean woodedness of the whole world's dry land is 29 percent

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