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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MIOMBO

Probably from a Niger-Congo language.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MIOMBO

miombo  [mɪˈɔmbɔ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIOMBO

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Miombo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIOMBO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

miombo

Miombo

Miombo is the Swahili word for Brachystegia, a genus of tree comprising a large number of species. Miombo woodland is classified in the tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. The biome includes four woodland savanna ecoregions characterized by the predominant presence of Miombo species, with a range of climates from humid to semi-arid, and tropical to subtropical or even temperate. Characteristically the trees shed their leaves for a short period in the dry season to reduce water loss, and produce a flush of new leaves just before the onset of the rainy season with rich gold and red colours masking the underlying chlorophyll, reminiscent of temperate autumn colours. The name miombo is used in a number of Bantu languages in the region such as Shona and Bemba. In Bemba, the word "miombo" is the plural of the word "muombo", which is the specific name for the species Brachystegia longifolia.

Definition of miombo in the English dictionary

The definition of miombo in the dictionary is a dry wooded area with sparse deciduous growth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MIOMBO


jambo
ˈdʒambɔ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIOMBO

minutia
minutiae
minutial
minutiose
minx
minxish
miny
Minya
minyan
minyanim
Miocene
mioses
miosis
miotic
MIP
MIPS
miquelet
Miquelon
mir

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIOMBO

ambo
bimbo
bombo
bumbo
Colombo
combo
dumbo
gambo
gombo
gumbo
Huambo
jumbo
kimbo
limbo
mambo
Ovambo
rumbo
sambo
Tambo
timbo

Synonyms and antonyms of miombo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «miombo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIOMBO

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

Translator English - Chinese

米欧埔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miombo
570 millions of speakers

English

miombo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

miombo
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميومبو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Миомбо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

miombo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

miombo
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

miombos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Miombo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Miombo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

miombo
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

miombo
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Miombo
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

miombo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

miombo
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मैलोम्बो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

miombo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Miombo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Miombo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міомбо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miombo
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Miombo
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Miombo
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Miombo
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

miombo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miombo

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIOMBO»

The term «miombo» is normally little used and occupies the 126.883 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIOMBO» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIOMBO»

Discover the use of miombo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miombo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Field guide to the trees and shrubs of the Miombo woodlands
Designed for a wide range of people working in, or visiting, south-central Africa, this practical field guide to the trees and shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands provides an accessible account of 60 of the most common trees and shrubs of the ...
Paul Philip Smith, 2004
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The Miombo in Transition: Woodlands and Welfare in Africa
Miombo woodlands and their use: overview and key issues. The ecology of miombo woodlands. Population biology of miombo tree. Miombo woodlands in the wider context: macro-economic and inter-sectoral influences.
Bruce Morgan Campbell, 1996
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Miombo ecology and management: an introduction
This book provides comprehensive details of the climate, environment, ecology and species characteristic of miombo, and describes methods for assessing the timber and other resources, through inventories, in order to use the forest ...
E. N. Chidumayo, 1997
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Roses Under the Miombo Trees: An English Girl in Rhodesia
Forty years later Amanda has revisited these letters, and in Roses Under the Miombo Trees weaves a narrative around the voice of Amanda’s young self and her memories of the time, setting the story within its historical and political ...
Amanda Parkyn, 2012
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East African Ecosystems and Their Conservation
This chapter on the miombo woodlands follows from the previous more generalized chapter on East African savannas. The miombo is, however, much more than a mere variant of the typical East African savanna. Covering some 50 % of ...
T. R. McClanahan, T. P. Young, 1996
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Bioclimatology and Biogeography of Africa
The midland and highland tropical agro-bioclimates are particularly well represented in the southern hemisphere, i.e. the Miombo savanna woodland, and on Madagascar. They occupy very limited areas north of the equator (eastern and ...
Henry N. Houérou, 2008
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Biomass Assessment
... Angola: Malawi: Zambia: Tanzania: Zambia: Mozambique: Tanzania: Angola: Malawi: Class A Transitional Rain Forest/Miombo Woodland Class B Dense, High Miombo Woodland Riparian Forest Evergreen Miombo Woodland and Coastal ...
Andrew Millington, John Townsend, 2013
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Top 100 Birding Sites of the World
Kanbfl MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE V .Bulawayo ) •Beira 05 □ Below: the diminutive Anchieta's Sunbird is a miombo specialist; it is endemic to central southern Africa. 152 Right: the pennants of the Pennant-winged Niglitjar are modified inner.
Dominic Couzens, 2008
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Ecology and Power: Struggles over Land and Material ...
The miombo ecosystem generally occurs on nutrient—poor soils in southern, sub -humid tropical climate zones with one wet season (Campbell et al. 1996). Characteristic climate data for dry miombo vegetation as in Dodoma, Tanzania, are ...
Alf Hornborg, Brett Clark, Kenneth Hermele, 2013
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Tropical Fire Ecology: Climate Change, Land Use and ...
(1976) and Cauldwell and Zieger (2000), which claim that de®ning miombo species are thought to be relatively ®re-tender. Experiments in Tanzania showed that germination of miombo species seeds (including Pterocarpus angolensis) was ...
Mark Cochrane, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIOMBO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miombo is used in the context of the following news items.
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Classical music for all: Top pianist
I have also collaborated with Rob Burrell (from the band Mann Friday) at the Miombo Magic Festival and will be playing with Vee Mukarati in September. «The Zimbabwe Daily, Jul 15»
2
Malawians fronting Chinese interest in illegal timber harvesting …
Malawi is naturally endowed with vast miombo woodlands, characterised by the general Brachystegia, Julbernadia and Isoberlinadia. «Malawi24, Jul 15»
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Tanzania Joins Zambia to Protect Woodland
Dar es Salaam — Tanzania has agreed with Zambia on the coordinated conservation and management of the Miombo/Mopane woodland ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Gorongosa Park still home to an astounding diversity of wild life
The plateaus contain miombo and montane forests and a spectacular rain forest at the base of a series of limestone gorges. This combination ... «Coastweek, Jul 15»
5
Zambia and the art of bike-riding
It is part of a modest reserve hosting a baby elephant nursery and protecting 650 hectares of beautiful grassland and miombo woodland from ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
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Tanzania and Zambia seal deal on management of eco-system
According to her, the agreement particularly deals with the protection of Miombo woodlands, which are the most extensive warm dry forest type ... «Coastweek, Jul 15»
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Zambia, Tanzania sign treaty on coordinated conservation
Zambia and Tanzania have signed an agreement on coordinated conservation and management of the Miombo and Mopane woodland ... «Lusaka Times, Jul 15»
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Tanzania and Zambia sign pact to protect Miombo woodlands
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania and Zambia have signed an agreement to collectively protect Miombo woodlands, the key habitats of African elephants ... «Coastweek, Jun 15»
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Tanzania agitates for sustainable Miombo ecosystem management
THE government has called on neighbouring countries and the international community to join forces in securing continued engagement and ... «Daily News, Jun 15»
10
Zambian company proving bees can be big business
... harvested 150 tons of its light amber, polyfloral honey and paid out about $100,000 to smallholder farmers across Zambia's Miombo forests. «How we made it in Africa, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Miombo [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/miombo>. Apr 2024 ».
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