semiarid

See also: semi-arid

English

Alternative forms

• semi-arid

Etymology

semi- +‎ arid

Adjective

semiarid (comparative more semiarid, superlative most semiarid)

1. (climatology) Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

Translations

25 to 50 cm rainfall annually

• Finnish: puolikuiva (fi)
• German: semiarid
• Gujarati: અર્ધશુષ્ક (ardhaśuṣk), અર્ધસૂકું (ardhasūkũ)
• Italian: semiarido, steppico
• Spanish: semiárido
• Turkish: yarı kurak (tr)

Romanian

Etymology

From semi- +‎ arid.

Adjective

semiarid m or n (feminine singular semiaridă, masculine plural semiarizi, feminine and neuter plural semiaride)

1. semiarid

Declension

Declension of semiarid

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	semiarid		semiaridă	semiarizi	semiaride
	definite	semiaridul		semiarida	semiarizii	semiaridele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	semiarid		semiaride	semiarizi	semiaride
	definite	semiaridului		semiaridei	semiarizilor	semiaridelor