English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

English
wikipedia
Etymology
From Russ. term|тайга||trtajga|scRUchar, from Mongolian.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈtaɪgə/

Noun
en-noun

1. A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 871:
#*:Like the taiga, he was everywhere, and mysterious—a heroic being with unearthly gifts.

pl:taiga
vi:taiga
zh:taiga

• 2007-12-19 12:40 - Widsith - /* Noun */

Full Revision History