barren desert

collocation in English

meaningsofbarrenanddesert

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barren
adjective
uk
/ˈbær.ən/us
/ˈber.ən/
unable to produce plants ...
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desert
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈdez.ət/us
/ˈdez.ɚt/
an area, often covered with sand or rocks, where there is very little rain and not ...
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(Definition ofbarrenanddesertfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There isbarrendesertin the north, but rich in nitrate, copper and other minerals, and with a sea rich in fish.
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There seems almost to be some form of compensation operating whereby in abarrendesertor lonely mountains, mineral deposits should be found instead of in good agricultural land.
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The northeastern part of the plain ran into abarrendesert.
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Rangelands do not includebarrendesert, farmland, closed canopy forests, or land covered by solid rock, concrete and/or glaciers.
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A view of abarrendesertis then immediately shown.
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When the game begins, it is abarrendesert, populated by bats and creeping things.
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It flows first north then west through a wide,barrendesertvalley bordered by high rocky buttes and cliffs.
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With their evil magic, fertile land becomesbarrendesert.
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The video begins with the band playing in abarrendesertin the daytime.
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The initial phase of the project resulted in 27,000 feddans ofbarrendesertland was converted to fertile land.
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Most of the island is low-lying andbarrendesert.
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Included in this area are large tracts ofbarrendesert, contrasted by high, forested mountains.
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The painting depicts a disembodied face hovering against abarrendesertlandscape.
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Takrama, an oasis in the middle of abarrendesert, features rocky terrain, cacti, and dust storms with which to test your monster.
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All the oases have always been crossroads of caravan routes converging from thebarrendesert.
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This side of the planet is abarrendesert.
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To provide meaningful generalisations about such a vast area, encompassing large cities and remote rural settlements, barren deserts and fertile plains, is no easy task.
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Gebelawi built a mansion in an oasis in the middle of abarrendesert; his estate becomes the scene of a family feud that continues for generations.
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Bats of this species inhabitingbarrendesertareas devoid of trees and rocky outcroppings must find an appropriately sheltered roost in which to spend the daylight hours or risk death.
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