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Noun: afforestation  ,a,for-u'stey-shun or u,fó-ru'stey-shun [N. Amer], u,fó-ru'stey-shun [Brit]
  1. The conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
    - forestation

Derived forms: afforestations

Type of: conversion

Encyclopedia: Afforestation

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