semidesert

noun

semi·des·ert | \ ˌse-mē-ˈde-zərt

, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi-\

Definition of semidesert

: an arid area that has some of the characteristics of a desert but has greater annual precipitation

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Within days, the deaths of the four American soldiers in the remote West African semidesert had veered into the incendiary issue of race relations in the United States. — Thomas Gibbons-neff, Helene Cooper And Eric Schmitt, New York Times, "Inquiry of Soldiers’ Deaths Urges Curtailing West Africa Missions," 9 Feb. 2018

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