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dirva — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  • soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.

Senses

dirva is used for these senses in English:

  • earth (uncountable) Soil.
  • soil (uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics.

earth — full definition

  1. name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  2. noun Soil or ground; loose dirt.
  3. noun The ground or land, as opposed to sky or sea.
  4. noun A connection to the ground in an electrical circuit (British English for "ground").
  5. verb To connect something electrically to the ground.

soil — full definition

  1. noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
  2. noun A country or territory, especially in phrases about national land.
  3. verb To make dirty; to stain.

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