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Definition of afforestation noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

afforestation

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NAmE//əˌfɔrəˈsteɪʃn//
 
, NAmE//əˌfɑrəˈsteɪʃn//
 
[uncountable] (technology)
 
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the process of planting areas of land with trees in order to form a forest compare deforestation
afforest
 
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NAmE//əˈfɔrəst//
 
, NAmE//əˈfɑrəst//
 
verb [usually passive] afforest something Large areas are being afforested each year.See afforestation in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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