deforestation

US: /dɪˌfɔɹɪˈsteɪʃən/
UK: /dɪfˌɒɹɪstˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


deforestation /di,fɔris'teiʃn/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[U] the act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area: land erosion caused by widespread deforestation
Compare: AFFORESTATION, REFORESTATION