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semi-arid

/ˌsemiˈærɪd/adjective

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अर्ध-शुष्क

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of land or a climate) having very little rain, but not as dry as a desert

    अर्ध-शुष्क

    • Much of western Rajasthan has a semi-arid climate.
    • Millets grow well in semi-arid regions.

    Opposite humid wet

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humid wet

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In India, semi-arid regions include large parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and the rain-shadow areas of the Deccan Plateau.

भारत में अर्ध-शुष्क (semi-arid) क्षेत्रों में राजस्थान, गुजरात के बड़े हिस्से और दक्कन के पठार के वृष्टि-छाया (rain-shadow) क्षेत्र शामिल हैं।