Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great green wall

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: great -green wall
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A major African-led environmental initiative launched by the African Union in 2007, designed to combat desertification in the Sahel region.

Etymology

By analogy with Great Wall of China.

Inflected Forms

the Great Green Wall (canonical)

Questions

What does great green wall mean?: A major African-led environmental initiative launched by the African Union in 2007, designed to combat desertification in the Sahel region.
Where does great green wall come from?: By analogy with Great Wall of China.

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