Definition
Plural of barren; areas of land that are barren, unproductive, or sparsely vegetated, especially shrubby or rocky terrain.
Etymology
From barren (the adjective used as a noun describing a place) plus -s, the regular plural suffix. Barrens often refers to specific geographic regions characterized by poor soil and sparse vegetation.
Kelly Says
The pine barrens of New Jersey are a biodiversity hotspot—despite being nutrient-poor and fire-scarred, they're home to rare plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth, proving that 'barren' doesn't mean 'lifeless.'
Translations
CACatalà
deserts
de-serts
CSČeština
pouště
poo-sh-teh
DADansk
ørkener
oor-ke-ner
DEDeutsch
Wüsten
voo-sten
ELΕλληνικά
άrido
ah-ree-doh
ESEspañol
desiertos
de-ser-toh-s
FISuomi
aavikot
aav-i-kot
FRFrançais
déserts
de-serts
GUGU
સૂકી જમીન
soo-kee ja-meen
HIहिन्दी
शुष्क भूमि
shushk bhoomi
HUMagyar
sivatagok
si-va-tag-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
gurun
goo-run
ITItaliano
deserti
de-ser-tee
MRMR
शुष्क भूमी
shushk bhoomi
MSBahasa Melayu
gurun
goo-run
NLNederlands
woestijnen
woe-stie-nen
NONorsk
ørkener
oor-ke-ner
PAPA
ਖੁ secco
khukh-se-co
PLPolski
pustynie
pust-y-nie
PTPortuguês
desertos
de-se-ro-tos
RUРусский
пустыни
pust-y-ni
TEతెలుగు
ఎండుభూమి
en-du-bhoomi
THไทย
ทะเลทราย
ta-la-tra-yai
UKУкраїнська
пустелі
pust-ely
VITiếng Việt
vùng khô
vung kho
ZUZU
i-ngcwele
i-ngc-we-le