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deforestation in Dutch

deforestation in Dutch is ontbossing — deforestation means deforestation is the clearing of a forest, often to make way for farming or other land use.

deforestation in Dutch

ontbossing
noun
The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.

What does "deforestation" mean?

  1. noun Deforestation is the clearing of a forest, often to make way for farming or other land use.
    "Deforestation in the region has sped up as more land is cleared for farming."
  2. noun In computing, deforestation is a technique that removes unnecessary intermediate data structures from a program.
    "The compiler applies deforestation to cut out the temporary list it would otherwise build."
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deforestation in a sentence

  • Deforestation in the region has sped up as more land is cleared for farming.
  • Campaigners are calling for an end to large-scale deforestation.
  • The compiler applies deforestation to cut out the temporary list it would otherwise build.
  • Programmers use deforestation to make the code run more efficiently.

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What is "deforestation" in Dutch?
"deforestation" in Dutch is ontbossing. deforestation means: Deforestation is the clearing of a forest, often to make way for farming or other land use.
How do you use "deforestation" in a sentence?
Example: "Deforestation in the region has sped up as more land is cleared for farming." In Dutch, "deforestation" is ontbossing.
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