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barren

IPA pronunciation: /ˈbær.ən/

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Russian meaning

Бесплодный, пустой

English definition

Too poor to produce much or any vegetation; bleak and lifeless.

Example

Satellite telemetry revealed vast stretches of barren subarctic tundra.

Collocations

barren landscape
barren soil
largely barren

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