Meanings
nounland degradation (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegetation condition commonly caused by human activities.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 土地退化
- 土地退化 (tǔdì tuìhuà)decline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegeatation
Finnish maan heikkeneminen
- maan heikkeneminendecline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegeatation
Spanish degradación del suelo
- degradación del suelodecline in the overall quality of soil, water or vegeatation
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APA
land degradation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20degradation
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“land degradation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20degradation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “land degradation,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/land%20degradation.
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