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Added 9 October 2026

tundra

/ˈtʌndɹə/ noun

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A flat and treeless Arctic biome.
A long stretch of something, such as time.

Origin

Borrowed from Russian ту́ндра (túndra), borrowed from Kildin Sami тӯндрэ (tūndre), from Proto-Samic *tuontër (“a kind of mountain in Lapland”).

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