Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A flat and treeless Arctic biome.

    Tundra

    ту́ндраtúndra

    ту́ндраtúndra

    a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen

  2. (countable, uncountable)A long stretch of something, such as time.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I hate the tundra.

    Я ненавиджу тундру.

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  2. The tundra has a harsh climate.

    ruВ тундре суровый климат.

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  3. Are there many mice in the tundra?

    ruМного ли мышей в тундре?

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  4. Are there many arctic foxes in the tundra?

    ruМного ли песца в тундре?

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  5. The tundra ecosystem is characterized by a harsh climate and limited vegetation.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
flat treeless arctic region:
Русский
By meaning 1
flat treeless arctic region:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
flat treeless arctic region:

Origin

Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), borrowed from Kildin Sami тӯндрэ (tūndre), from Pr

Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), borrowed from Kildin Sami тӯндрэ (tūndre), from Proto-Samic *tuontër (“a kind of mountain in Lapland”).

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Forms

plural: tundras
Singulartundra
Pluraltundras

regular

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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