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Semiarid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Characterized by relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters (10 to 20 inches) and having scrubby vegetation with short, coarse grasses; not completely arid.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Somewhat arid, receiving little rainfall but more than an arid area would. Typically defined as 25 to 50 cm or 10 to 20 inches of rainfall annually.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. somewhat arid

Word Usage

"The transition regions between deserts and grasslands are sometimes called semiarid deserts (e.g. the Great Basin of the western United States)."

Equivalent

dry

Same Context

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