red forest

noun

A forest (group of domains) having high security and limited access, used for administrative purposes.

Similar
bastion forest
OriginSlavic ← Russian Ры́жий лес ← Ukrainian Руди́й ліс →
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Meanings

red forest1

nounred forest (plural red forests)

plural red forests

  1. Microsoft WindowscomputingA forest (group of domains) having high security and limited access, used for administrative purposes.

    Synonyms: bastion forest

  2. A forest that has died, leaving reddening foliage and trees.
    1. biologyA forest contaminated with nuclear fallout.
    2. biologyA forest killed by an infestation of mountain pine beetle.

Red Forest2

proper nounthe Red Forest
  1. A red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine; a highly radioactive and highly contaminated pine forest caused by fallout from the Chornobyl-Vladimir Lenin nuclear power plant meltdown disaster accident.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA forest (group of domains) having high security and limited access, used for administrative purposes.

Similar
bastion forest
Also see
bastion forest

Origin

red forest · noun

* (ecology): Due to the colouration found in forest that has been killed.

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Red Forest · proper noun

  1. UkrainianРуди́й ліс
  2. RussianРы́жий лес
  3. Slavic
  4. EnglishRed Forest

From red + forest. Calque of Slavic (Russian Ры́жий лес (Rýžij les) and Ukrainian Руди́й ліс (Rudýj lis)). From the reddish colouration of the forest leaves and trees in the contamination zone.

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Translations

Bulgarian Черве́на гора́
  • Черве́на гора́ (Červéna gorá)a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 紅色森林 /红色森林
  • 紅色森林 /红色森林 (Hóngsè Sēnlín)a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
French Forêt rousse
  • Forêt roussea highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
German Roter Wald
  • Roter Walda highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
Japanese 赤い森
  • 赤い森 (Akai mori)a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
Korean 붉은 숲
  • 붉은 숲 (Bulgeun sup)a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
Russian Ры́жий лес
  • Ры́жий лес (Rýžij les)a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
Ukrainian Руди́й ліс
  • Руди́й ліс (Rudýj lis)a highly radioactive and highly contaminated forest, a red forest in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Polesia, Ukraine
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Chicago

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