taiga

[ tahy-guh, tahy-gah ]

/ ˈtaɪ gə, taɪˈgɑ /

noun

the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.

Origin of taiga

1885–90; <Russian taĭgá< one or more Turkic languages of the Altai Mountain region; compare Altai, Shor tayγa forest-covered mountain

Words nearby taiga

taiaha, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taichung, Taif, taig, taiga, taihoa, Taihu, taikonaut, tail, tailback

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Example sentences from the Web for taiga

The town is not much to speak of—a few wooden houses along a snowy road in Taiga, some tiny food stores, a Kavkaz café.
Is Pussy Riot’s Nadia Tolokonnikova in a Siberian Gulag?|Anna Nemtsova|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The gale howled round the walls with increasing fury, the taiga groaned more and more sadly.
More Tales by Polish Authors|Various
Then came the formation called the Taiga, a sort of Arctic moorland, which becomes swampy and dangerous in summer.
Some Reminiscences of old Victoria|Edgar Fawcett
But Gavronsky suddenly went out to the 'Taiga' on the Yenisei and disappeared.
Beasts, Men and Gods|Ferdinand Ossendowski

The country is rocky and mountainous, and the taiga spreads over it in all directions for hundreds and thousands of versts.
More Tales by Polish Authors|Various
Our next meeting was at Taiga, and it was quite a great event.
With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia|John Ward

British Dictionary definitions for taiga

taiga

/ (ˈtaɪɡə) /

noun

the coniferous forests extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia, bordered by tundra to the north and steppe to the south

Word Origin for taiga

from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish daǧ mountain

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Scientific definitions for taiga

taiga

[ tī′gə ]

A forest located in the Earth's far northern regions, consisting mainly of cone-bearing evergreens, such as firs, pines, and spruces, and some deciduous trees, such as larches, birches, and aspens. The taiga is found just south of the tundra.

单词	taiga
释义	taiga [ tahy-guh, tahy-gah ] / ˈtaɪ gə, taɪˈgɑ / noun the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia. Origin of taiga 1885–90; <Russian taĭgá< one or more Turkic languages of the Altai Mountain region; compare Altai, Shor tayγa forest-covered mountain Words nearby taiga taiaha, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taichung, Taif, taig, taiga, taihoa, Taihu, taikonaut, tail, tailback Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for taiga The town is not much to speak of—a few wooden houses along a snowy road in Taiga, some tiny food stores, a Kavkaz café. Is Pussy Riot’s Nadia Tolokonnikova in a Siberian Gulag?\|Anna Nemtsova\|November 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The gale howled round the walls with increasing fury, the taiga groaned more and more sadly. More Tales by Polish Authors\|Various Then came the formation called the Taiga, a sort of Arctic moorland, which becomes swampy and dangerous in summer. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria\|Edgar Fawcett But Gavronsky suddenly went out to the 'Taiga' on the Yenisei and disappeared. Beasts, Men and Gods\|Ferdinand Ossendowski The country is rocky and mountainous, and the taiga spreads over it in all directions for hundreds and thousands of versts. More Tales by Polish Authors\|Various Our next meeting was at Taiga, and it was quite a great event. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia\|John Ward British Dictionary definitions for taiga taiga / (ˈtaɪɡə) / noun the coniferous forests extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia, bordered by tundra to the north and steppe to the south Word Origin for taiga from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish daǧ mountain Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for taiga taiga [ tī′gə ] A forest located in the Earth's far northern regions, consisting mainly of cone-bearing evergreens, such as firs, pines, and spruces, and some deciduous trees, such as larches, birches, and aspens. The taiga is found just south of the tundra. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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