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Meaning of caatinga | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kɑːˈtɪŋɡə

Definitions

A sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees.

Equivalents

Português caatinga

Examples

“He then goes on his way at a steady pace that does not tire him, climbing up slopes or down ravines, traversing scrubland caatinga or stony ground.”
“The geological substrate of the caatinga is severely eroded crystalline bedrock of the Precambrian Brazilian Shield and Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary basins.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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