taiga

[ tahy-guh, tahy-gah ]

noun

1. the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.

taiga

/ ˈtaɪɡə /

noun

1. the coniferous forests extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia, bordered by tundra to the north and steppe to the south

taiga

/ tī′gə /

1. A forest located in the Earth's far northern regions, consisting mainly of cone-bearing evergreens, such as firs, pines, and spruces, and some deciduous trees, such as larches, birches, and aspens. The taiga is found just south of the tundra.

Word History and Origins

Origin of taiga¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Russian taĭgá, from one or more Turkic languages of the Altai Mountain region; compare Altai, Shor tayγa “forest-covered mountain”

Word History and Origins

Origin of taiga¹

from Russian, of Turkic origin; compare Turkish daǧ mountain

Example Sentences

Exclusive to this location is a Taiga Takahashi shop-in-shop inspired by traditional Japanese inns.

From Los Angeles Times

Exclusive to this location is a Taiga Takahashi shop-in-shop inspired by traditional Japanese inns.

From Los Angeles Times

Northern Data has also been mulling an initial public offering of its cloud computing unit Taiga since it unveiled a financing package to buy more chips and boost its generative AI offerings.

From Seattle Times

Taiga Semikawa, a 23-year-old from Japan playing on a sponsor exemption, also finished at 18 after a 64.

From Seattle Times

Taiga Semikawa, a 23-year-old from Japan playing on a sponsor exemption, settled for 64 after a three-putt par on the par-5 18th just before a rain-delayed round with preferred lies was suspended by darkness with nine players on the course.

From Seattle Times