arid area

collocation in English

meaningsofaridandarea

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arid
adjective
uk
/ˈær.ɪd/us
/ˈer.ɪd/
environmentspecialized
very dry and without enough rain ...
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area
noun
uk
/ˈeə.ri.ə/us
/ˈer.i.ə/
a particular part of a place, piece of land, ...
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(Definition ofaridandareafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One example might be a community living in anaridarea.
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It is possible to have anaridareawhich may be rich in tourism yet not representative.
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Of course, this is not simply anaridareaof the law.
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It is an extremelyaridarea.
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The springs originate deep under the riverbed and form an oasis in the extremelyaridarea.
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Most of the wild plants consist of grasses with cactus and otheraridareaplants, such as mesquite.
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In some cases, a river flowing into a flataridareasplits into channels that evaporate as it progresses into the desert.
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This is anaridareausually short in rainfall but abundant in wind.
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At an elevation of 5100-9000ft m, thearidareareceives only 20in mm of rainfall per year.
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The valley area is mostly farmland with some areas of grass, nopal cactus and otheraridareaplants.
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The railroad served anaridareaheavily dependent on mineral resources for economic activity.
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It is only known from anaridareajust inland of the coastal dunes.
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It is a veryaridareawith little rainfall.
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Although not a desert, it is a semi desertaridareain most of its parts.
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However, such intensive agriculture in such anaridareahas had a significant negative impact of water supplies.
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The only zones in which this genus has yet to be found are the arid areas in north and south low-middle latitudes.
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He also showed that nodulation increased from humid to arid areas, in relation with decreasing nitrogen and increasing phosphorus contents of the soil.
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