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afforestation

American  
[a-fawr-ist-ay-shuhn] / æˌfɔr ɪstˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

afforestations

  1. the conversion of previously bare or cultivated land into forest. Compare reforestation.

Other Word Forms

  • reafforestation noun

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