Download the app
educalingo
Search
Oil is drowning our oceans and drowning our boreal forests.
Winona LaDuke

Meaning of "boreal" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOREAL

From Latin boreās the north wind.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF BOREAL

boreal  [ˈbɔːrɪəl] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOREAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Boreal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BOREAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of boreal in the English dictionary

The definition of boreal in the dictionary is of or relating to the north or the north wind.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOREAL


advertorial
ˌædvɜːˈtɔːrɪəl
ambassadorial
æmˌbæsəˈdɔːrɪəl
arboreal
ɑːˈbɔːrɪəl
combinatorial
ˌkɒmbɪnəˈtɔːrɪəl
directorial
ˌdɪrekˈtɔːrɪəl
editorial
ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl
equatorial
ˌɛkwəˈtɔːrɪəl
factorial
fækˈtɔːrɪəl
gubernatorial
ˌɡjuːbənəˈtɔːrɪəl
janitorial
ˌdʒænɪˈtɔːrɪəl
loreal
ˈlɔːrɪəl
memorial
mɪˈmɔːrɪəl
pictorial
pɪkˈtɔːrɪəl
sectorial
sɛkˈtɔːrɪəl
semiarboreal
ˌsɛmɪɑːˈbɔːrɪəl
sensorial
senˈsɔːrɪəl
subarboreal
ˌsʌbɑːˈbɔːrɪəl
territorial
ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl
tutorial
tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl
vectorial
vɛkˈtɔːrɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOREAL

borderline personality disorder
Borders
Borders Region
Bordet
bordraging
bordure
bore
bore the pants off
Boreas
borecole
bored
boredom
boree
boreen
borehole
borel
borer
borer bomb
borescope
boresome

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOREAL

areal
breakfast cereal
cereal
choreal
corporeal
ethereal
extracorporeal
for real
incorporeal
irreal
marmoreal
Montreal
real
surreal
terpsichoreal
the real
the surreal
unreal
ureal
venereal

Synonyms and antonyms of boreal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «boreal» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF BOREAL

Find out the translation of boreal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of boreal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «boreal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

boreal
570 millions of speakers

English

boreal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदीच्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوريال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бореальных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boreal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবাচী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boréale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Boreal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

borealen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

北方の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아한대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boreal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về phương bắc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வடமுனைக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोअरियल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuzey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

boreale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Boreal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бореальних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

boreal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

boreal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boreale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

borealt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

boreal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of boreal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOREAL»

The term «boreal» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.292 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
84
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «boreal» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of boreal
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «boreal».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOREAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «boreal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «boreal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about boreal

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «BOREAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word boreal.
1
Winona LaDuke
Oil is drowning our oceans and drowning our boreal forests.
2
Alex Shoumatoff
Before you rip off three feet of toilet paper, consider that each year 500,000 acres of virgin boreal forest in northern Alberta and Ontario are being clear-cut to make the stuff. These forests are home to some 500 First Nation communities, as well as caribou and bears, moose and wolves, and, in the summertime, billions of songbirds.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOREAL»

Discover the use of boreal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to boreal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Alaska's Changing Boreal Forest
This volume synthesizes current understanding of the ecology of Alaska's boreal forests and describes their unique features in the context of circumpolar and global patterns.
F. Stuart Chapin Institute of Arctic Biology, Mark W. Oswood Institute of Arctic Biology, Keith van Cleve Forest Soils Laboratory all at University of Alaska, 2005
2
Towards Sustainable Management of the Boreal Forest
Presenting a summary of the development in boreal forest management, this book provides a progressive vision for some of the world's northern forests.
Philip Joseph Burton, 2003
3
A Walk in the Boreal Forest
Describes the climate, seasons, plants, animals, and soil of the boreal forest, a biome or land zone, which stretches across the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.
Rebecca L. Johnson, 2001
4
Temperate and Boreal Rainforests of the World: Ecology and ...
The book •summarizes major scientific findings •presents new computer models that were used to standardize rainforest definitions •identifies regions previously not widely recognized as rainforest •provides the latest estimates on ...
Dominick A. DellaSala, 2011
5
Fire in Ecosystems of Boreal Eurasia
Interest within the global change research community in Northern Eurasia (Fennoscandia, European Russia, Siberia, and the Far East of Russia) has grown dramatically in the last few years. It is a vast area about which very little is known.
Johann Georg Goldammer, Valentin Furyaev, 1996
6
Fire and Vegetation Dynamics: Studies from the North ...
A technical introduction to the behaviour of fire and its ecological consequences, using examples from the North American boreal forest.
Edward A. Johnson, 1996
7
Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest : The Kluane ...
Ecosystem Dynamics of the Boreal Forest: The Kluane Project summarizes these findings, weaving new discoveries of the role of herbivores-turned-predators, compensatory plant growth, and predators-eating-predators with an ecological story ...
Vancouver Charles J. Krebs Professor of Zoology University of British Columbia, Edmonton Stan Boutin Professor of Zoology University of Alberta, Rudy Boonstra Professor of Physiology and Zoology University of Toronto, 2001
8
Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake Trout Ecosystems in a ...
Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake Trout Ecosystems in a Changing Environment brings together the work of a renowned international group of scientists who specialize in aquatic science and environmental management.
John Gunn, Robert John Steedman, Richard Ryder, 2003
9
The boreal ecosystem
Chapters include discussions on the history of boreal vegetation, soils and climate of boreal regions, plant communities, and the utilization and management of the boreal ecosystem.
James Arthur Larsen, 1980
10
Paddling the Boreal Forest: Rediscovering A.P. Low
This is one great read and we should be thankful that people like Max and Jim Stone exist in this world of ours.
Max Finkelstein, James Stone, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOREAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term boreal is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Scenes from Sudbury's Northern Lights Festival Boreal
The grounds at Bell Park have cleared out, the bands have hit the road — a look back at Sudbury's 2015 Northern Lights Festival Boreal. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Dead trees a lifeline for insect-eating woodpeckers
The three-toed woodpecker occurs all around the Northern Hemisphere, inhabiting boreal forests of spruce and larch from Europe to the east ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
3
An increase in earth temperature will chase birds north
Scientists predict that as Minnesota's climate warms many of our nesting birds, particularly those of our boreal forests, like this Cape May ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Crime report for July 2-5
6:28 p.m. Deputies responded to a vehicle on fire on Boreal Road NW and Aure Road NW. Theft. 9:00 p.m. A bicycle was reported stolen on the ... «Bemidji Pioneer, Jul 15»
5
North of 60: Hunting and Fishing Great Slave Lake with the First …
The land around Great Slave Lake is called the boreal forest, but it's hard to think of this as a woodland. While a bristle of scraggly fir and birch trees covers the ... «Outdoor Life Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Duck numbers remain good, according to USFWS waterfowl survey
“Though conditions were dry in some important habitats, we had large numbers of birds returning this spring and good conditions in the boreal forest and other ... «North Carolina Sportsman, Jul 15»
7
Outdoor Report: Duck numbers break modern record again
Both Ducks Unlimited and the USFWS point out that the drought in more southern nesting areas shows the important of boreal habitat in ... «Victorville Daily Press, Jul 15»
8
Family Fun at Northern Lights Festival
Sisters Gemma and Aili Jakola enjoy the hula hoops at Northern Lights Festival Boreal on Saturday. Ben Leeson/The Sudbury Star/Postmedia ... «The Sudbury Star, Jul 15»
9
Rare bird alert: Bank swallows have complex social and mating lives
A black-backed woodpecker, seven Boreal chickadees, a gray jay and five Bicknell's thrushes were all reported from the Caps Ridge Trail off of ... «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»
10
Grants help groups study species of concern
"The true boreal zone is not where we are, but because the Adirondack Park sits very much on the transition between what we think of as the ... «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Boreal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boreal>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z