- semiarid area
- Экология: полузасушливый район
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
semiarid — adjective 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 … Wiktionary
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San Juan — /san wahn , hwahn /; Sp. /sahn hwahn / 1. a seaport in and the capital of Puerto Rico, in the N part. 424,600. 2. a city in W Argentina. 290,479. 3. a river in S Nicaragua, flowing E from Lake Nicaragua along the Nicaragua Costa Rica border to… … Universalium
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river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… … Universalium
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism