semidesert — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A semiarid region, approaching desert conditions.

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   The attacks throw a region sundered by conflict into still deeper chaos as a volatile mix of rebels, government forces and ethnic militias jockey to control a vast and unforgiving stretch of semidesert that straddles the two troubled countries.

Noun

1. a region much like a desert but usually located between a desert and the surrounding regions

   Broader terms

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