black earth
noun
another name for chernozem
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby black earth
black disc, black disease, black dog, black duck, black dwarf, black earth, black economy, blacken, blackened, Black English, Blackett
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Example sentences from the Web for black earth
In the black-earth belt the farms are usually small, averaging less than 400 acres in extent.
North Dakota|VariousA layer of fertile loess covers the whole surface, and Kursk belongs almost entirely to the black-earth region.
The black-earth region was the first part of North Dakota to be settled.
North Dakota|VariousAs every person familiar with Russia knows, the black-earth region is one of the richest and most productive in the world.