Feminine
woestijn
desert (environmental area with very little precipitation)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʋusˈtɛi̯n/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstini. Cognate with German Wüste, English waste.
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