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Definition of chaparral noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chaparral

noun
 
/ˌʃæpəˈræl/
 
/ˌʃæpəˈræl/
[uncountable] (North American English)
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  1. an area of dry land that is covered with small bushes
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Spanish, from chaparra ‘dwarf evergreen oak’.
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