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

rainforest

noun

/ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/

/ˈreɪnfɔːrɪst/

[countable, uncountable]

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a thick forest in tropical parts of the world that have a lot of rain
- the Amazon rainforest
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