/ˈdezət/
Translation
A large, dry area of land with little water and few plants, often covered with sand.
Word origin
From Latin desertum meaning 'an abandoned place', from deserere 'to abandon'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- desertum
Grammar
Examples
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"Desert" is a large, dry area of land with little water.
Camels Africa.
"Deserts" is the plural, meaning more than one desert.
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Here "desert" is one large, dry region of sand.
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