a cultural desert

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• desert — Ⅰ. desert [1] ► VERB 1) leave without help or support; abandon. 2) leave (a place), causing it to appear empty. 3) illegally run away from military service. DERIVATIVES desertion noun. ORIGIN Latin desert …   English terms dictionary

• desert — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ arid, barren, dry, hot ▪ green fields surrounded by arid desert ▪ vast ▪ empty …   Collocations dictionary

• desert — I n. 1) to reclaim a desert 2) an arid; trackless desert 3) a cultural desert II v. 1) (D; tr.) to desert for (to desert the stage for Hollywood) 2) (D; intr.) to desert from (he deserted from his regiment) 3) (D; intr.) to desert to (to desert… …   Combinatory dictionary

• desert — desert1 desertic /di zerr tik/, adj. desertlike, adj. /dez euhrt/, n. 1. a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all: The Sahara is a vast sandy desert. 2. any area …   Universalium

• desert — Ⅰ. des·ert1 (dĕz’ərt) n. 1) A barren or desolate area, especially: a) A dry, often sandy region of little rainfall, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation. b) A region of permanent cold that is largely or entirely devoid of life. c) An… …   Word Histories

• desert — ♦♦♦ deserts, deserting, deserted (The noun is pronounced [[t]de̱zə(r)t[/t]]. The pronunciation [[t]dɪzɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] is used for the verb and for meaning 8.) 1) N VAR: oft in names after n A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region,… …   English dictionary

• desert — I des•ert [[t]ˈdɛz ərt[/t]] n. 1) ecl an arid, sandy region capable of supporting only a few, usu. specialized, life forms 2) ecl any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water or absence of soil 3) any place lacking in… …   From formal English to slang

• desert — 1. v. 1 tr. abandon, give up, leave (deserted the sinking ship). 2 tr. forsake or abandon (a cause or a person, people, etc., having claims on one) (deserted his wife and children). 3 tr. fail (his presence of mind deserted him). 4 intr. Mil. run …   Useful english dictionary

• cultural — adjective 1 belonging to or connected with a particular society and its way of life: a wide range of cultural influences | cultural heritage/traditions etc (=ideas, customs etc that have existed in a particular society for a long time) 2 related… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• desert — desert1 [dɪ zə:t] verb 1》 callously or treacherously abandon. 2》 [usu. as adjective deserted] leave (a place), causing it to appear empty. 3》 illegally leave the armed forces. Derivatives desertion noun Origin ME: from OFr. deserter, from late L …   English new terms dictionary

• desert — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a large area of sand where it is always very hot and dry: the Sahara Desert 2 (C) a place where there is no activity or where nothing interesting happens: a cultural desert 2 verb 1 (T) to leave someone alone and refuse to help or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English