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chernozem
[
chur
-n
uh
-zem
,
chair
-
;
Russ.
chyi
r
-nuh-
zyawm
]
Origin
cher·no·zem
/
ˈtʃɜr
nəˌzɛm
,
ˈtʃɛər-
;
Russ.
tʃyɪr
nʌˈzyɔm
/
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[
chur
-n
uh
-zem
,
chair
-
;
Russ.
chyi
r
-nuh-
zyawm
]
Show IPA
noun
a soil common in cool or temperate semiarid climates, very black and rich in humus and carbonates.
Origin:
1835–45;
<
Russian
chernozëm,
equivalent to
chërn
(
yĭ
) black +
-o-
-o-
+
-zëm,
variant, in compounds, of
zemlyá
earth, land;
see
humus
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World English Dictionary
chernozem
or
tschernosem
(ˈtʃɜːnəʊˌzɛm)
—
n
a black soil, rich in humus and carbonates, in cool or temperate semiarid regions, as the grasslands of Russia
[from Russian, contraction of
chernaya zemlya
black earth]
tschernosem
or
tschernosem
—
n
[from Russian, contraction of
chernaya zemlya
black earth]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
chernozem
1842, from Rus. chernozem, lit. "black earth," from chernyl "black" + zemlya "earth, soil."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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