rainforest
/ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/noun
उच्चारण रेन्फ़ॉरिस्ट
वर्षावन, उष्णकटिबंधीय सदाबहार वन
Core word
noun
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[C/U]
a thick forest in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain
वर्षावन, उष्णकटिबंधीय सदाबहार वन
- the Amazon rainforest
- Large areas of rainforest are destroyed every year.
- The rainforest is home to thousands of rare species.
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- Cutting down the rainforest harms the whole planet.
- They trekked for days through the dense, wet rainforest.
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General knowledge
The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world, and in India, rainforests are found in the Western Ghats, the north-east and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Amazon दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा उष्णकटिबंधीय वर्षावन है, और भारत में वर्षावन पश्चिमी घाट, पूर्वोत्तर तथा अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह में पाए जाते हैं।