taiga

[ tahy-guh, tahy-gah ]

/ ˈtaɪ gə, taɪˈgɑ /

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noun

the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.

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Origin of taiga

First recorded in 1885–90; from Russian taĭgá, from one or more Turkic languages of the Altai Mountain region; compare Altai, Shor tayγa “forest-covered mountain”

Words nearby taiga

taiaha, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taichung, Taif, taig, taiga, taihoa, Taihu, taikonaut, tail, tailback

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How to use taiga in a sentence

This summer, as a haze of wildfire smoke descended on the village of Magaras in the East Siberian region of Yakutia, crews of local residents set out into the taiga forest to defend their land from the encroaching flames.
Villagers in Siberia, Facing Wildfires and a Warming Climate, Battle to Protect their Homes|Alejandro de la Garza|August 26, 2021|Time
The town is not much to speak of—a few wooden houses along a snowy road in Taiga, some tiny food stores, a Kavkaz café.
Is Pussy Riot’s Nadia Tolokonnikova in a Siberian Gulag?|Anna Nemtsova|November 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It's like a grave all round you: a vulture crying above, a bear growling in the taiga, and that's all the pleasure you get!
More Tales by Polish Authors|Various
The gale howled round the walls with increasing fury, the taiga groaned more and more sadly.
More Tales by Polish Authors|Various

But Gavronsky suddenly went out to the 'Taiga' on the Yenisei and disappeared.
Beasts, Men and Gods|Ferdinand Ossendowski
The country is rocky and mountainous, and the taiga spreads over it in all directions for hundreds and thousands of versts.
More Tales by Polish Authors|Various
Then came the formation called the Taiga, a sort of Arctic moorland, which becomes swampy and dangerous in summer.
Some Reminiscences of old Victoria|Edgar Fawcett

British Dictionary definitions for taiga

taiga

/ (ˈtaɪɡə) /

noun

the coniferous forests extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia, bordered by tundra to the north and steppe to the south

Word Origin for taiga

from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish daǧ mountain

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Scientific definitions for taiga

taiga

[ tī′gə ]

A forest located in the Earth's far northern regions, consisting mainly of cone-bearing evergreens, such as firs, pines, and spruces, and some deciduous trees, such as larches, birches, and aspens. The taiga is found just south of the tundra.