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tai·ga

(tī′gə)

A subarctic area of northern Eurasia and North America located just south of the tundra and covered largely with coniferous forests dominated by firs and spruces.

[Russian taĭga, from a Turkic source such as Tuvan tayga or Yakut tayğa.]

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taiga

(ˈtaɪɡə)

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

[from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish daǧ mountain]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tai•ga

(ˈtaɪ gə, taɪˈgɑ)

n., pl. -gas.

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

[1885–90; < Russian taĭgá < a Turkic language]

tai·ga

(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.

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taiga

An area of coniferous evergreen forest lying south of the tundra in Europe and Asia.

Translations

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n → Taiga f

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In particular, reindeer herder families in the taiga area of Mongolia whose lives depend on their reindeers, had 814 reindeers by the end of 2016, however, the number reached 2396 reindeer herded by 85 families, increasing three times.

Mongolia hosts festival to celebrate reindeer population growth

The government also has organized several works designed for the enhancement of reindeer quality and a selection of breed, which included an import of 12 reindeer from the Tuva Republic of the Russian Federation in 2009 and a purchase of 19 reindeer in cooperation the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency in 2014 and delivered the animals to the reindeer herder people in the Taiga. These government actions resulted in a growth of reindeer herders' income and an increased quality of reindeer breed, the main source of income of the herders and probability of reindeer's offspring survival, which finally exerted their influence on their population growth.

Mongolia hosts festival to celebrate reindeer population growth

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Recluse Agafya Lykova recently marked her 75th birthday in the wooden shack where she was born some 150 miles from the nearest town deep in the Siberian taiga.

Russian hermit cut off from world refuses to leave despite rocket debris fears; Recluse Agafya Lykova, 75, has lived alone in a wooden shack deep in the wilderness in Siberia in Russia since 1988

Taiga commented on the picture: "I am a king, no matter what I have passed through and what I have done, I introduce myself to you as a king ...

Tyga acts as a pharaoh during a visit to the Pyramids

There was a new V-zipper detail in the Trapeze triangle bags of Taiga leather.

LOUIS VUITTON GOES BACK TO THE FUTURE

Thanks to the precise, artistic translations of Suzanne Jill Levine and Aviva Kana, Cristina Rivera Garza's El mal de la taiga is now available to anglophone readers for the first time.

The Taiga Syndrome: A Review

10 FOR PS9.99 OR 30FOR PS19.98 WEIGELA ALL SUMMER Enjoy wonderful red flowers along your borders this summer with the Weigela All Summer Red, a best-selling dwarf, ornamental shrub that grows to a height of 70cm PS9.99 EACH OR BUY THREE FOR PS19.98 CLIMBING CLEMATIS Brighten up a boring fence with the wonderful climbing Clematis Taiga that blooms into beautiful violet-blue flowers in summer.

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The Taiga Syndrome combines mystery with myth, leading the reader down forest paths and across the world to uncover truths both narrative and internal.

Cristina Rivera Garza: The Taiga Syndrome

Since then, he has lived alongside three-year-old female Taiga.

Snow leopard Margaash shot dead after escape from zoo; PROBE AFTER ENCLOSURE DOOR IS LEFT OPEN IN ERROR, AS TRAGEDY LEAVES STAFF 'HEARTBROKEN'

Taiga Building Products, through a wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into a share purchase agreement with a U.S.

Taiga Expands Wood Treatment With Company Acquisition

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