Definitions for rain forest
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rain′ for`est(n.)
or rain′for`est
a tropical forest, usu. of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
Category: Ecology
Origin of rain forest:
1900–05
Princeton's WordNet
rain forest, rainforest(noun)
a forest with heavy annual rainfall
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rain forest(noun)ˈreɪnˌfɔl
a tropical forest where there is a lot of rain
the destruction of our rain forests
Translations for rain forest
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
rain forest(noun)
a thick tropical forest in a region where it rains a lot.
- reënwoudAfrikaans
- غابَة أمْطارArabic
- дъждовна водаBulgarian
- floresta tropicalPortuguese (BR)
- deštný pralesCzech
- der RegenwaldGerman
- regnskovDanish
- τροπικό δάσοςGreek
- selva tropicalSpanish
- vihmametsEstonian
- جنگل استواییFarsi
- sademetsäFinnish
- forêt tropicaleFrench
- יַעַר גֶשֶםHebrew
- वर्षा वनHindi
- kišna šumaCroatian
- esőerdőHungarian
- hutan hujan tropisIndonesian
- foresta pluvialeItalian
- 熱帯雨林Japanese
- 열대 우림Korean
- drėgna atogrąžų giriaLithuanian
- tropu mežsLatvian
- tadahan hujanMalay
- regenwoudDutch
- regnskogNorwegian
- las tropikalnyPolish
- جنگل استواییPersian
- استوایی ځنګلPashto
- тропический лесRussian
- dažďový pralesSlovak
- tropski gozdSlovenian
- kišna šumaSerbian
- regnskogSwedish
- ป่าที่มีฝนตกชุกThai
- yağmur ormanıTurkish
- 熱帶雨林Chinese (Trad.)
- дощовий лісUkrainian
- برساتی جنگلUrdu
- rừng mưa nhiệt đớiVietnamese
- (热带的)雨林Chinese (Simp.)
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