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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Russian
Origin: Lapp tundar

tundra

 noun
     
Related topics: Geology, Geography
tun‧dra [uncountable and countable]
PG the large flat areas of land in the north of Russia, Canada etc, where it is very cold and there are no trees
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