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natural resources
–noun
| the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc. |
[Origin: 1865–70
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natural resources
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| resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature [syn: natural resource] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
natural resources
sources of energy, wealth etc which occur naturally and are not made by man, eg coal, oil, forests etc
See also: naturalist, naturally, natural, natural gas, natural history, "natural resources" in any language
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
natural resources
Factors of production not created (though harnessed) by effort. Minerals and fossil fuels are examples of natural resources.
[Chapter:] Business and Economics
| The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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