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Meaning of Topsoil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

The upper layer of soil, typically most fertile and in which it is the easiest to start new plants.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski живица
Čeština ornice
Cymraeg uwchbridd
Français sol superficiel
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi lepo uhi
Hrvatski живица
Magyar termőföld
Bahasa Indonesia tanah pucuk
Italiano soprassuolo
한국어 겉흙 표토
Македонски живица
Српски живица
Svenska matjord mylla

Examples

“Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil.”
“Without urgent action, the majority of the Earth’s topsoil could be severely degraded or lost before the end of this century. In China, topsoil is being lost fifty-seven times faster than this natural replacement process; in Europe seventeen times faster.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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