selva

ˈsɛl.və

Definition

Definition of selva - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

jungle

Rare

area of dense equatorial forest

Rare

Scientists study the selva for climate research.

jungle

rainforest

nature

Rare

dense tropical rainforest in South America

Rare

The Amazon selva is home to countless species of flora and fauna..

jungle

rainforest

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Images of selva

area of dense equatorial forest
dense tropical rainforest in South America

Origin of selva

Spanish, selva (forest)

Examples of selva in a sentence

Many species in the selva are yet to be discovered.
The dense selva is difficult to navigate.
Researchers are studying the biodiversity of the selva.

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French:forêt tropicale, selva, ...
German:Regenwald, Tropenwald, ...
Italian:selva, foresta pluviale, ...
Spanish:selva, ...
Portuguese:selva, floresta tropical, ...
Chinese:热带雨林, ...
Japanese:セルバ, 熱帯雨林, ...
Arabic:غابة اسْتوائية كَثيفة, ghaba istiwa iyya kathifa, ...
Hebrew:סֶלְוָה, ...
Russian:сельва, джунгли, ...
Ukrainian:сельва, ...
Hindi:सेल्वा, रेनफॉरेस्ट, ...
Bengali:সেলভা, বৃষ্টি অরণ্য, ...
Catalan:selva, bosc tropical, ...
Czech:selva, deštný prales, ...
Danish:jungle, tropisk skov, ...
Dutch:selva, tropisch regenwoud, ...
Greek:ζούγκλα, τροπικό δάσος, ...
Hungarian:szelva, őserdő, ...
Khmer:ព្រៃស្រោងតំបន់អេក្វាទ័រ, ព្រៃភ្លៀងត្រូពិចក្រាស់, ...
Korean:열대우림, 열대 우림, ...
Persian:جنگل‌های انبوه, ...
Polish:selwa, las deszczowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):selva, ...
Romanian:pădure ecuatorială, pădure tropicală, ...
Swedish:regnskog, djungel, ...
Thai:ป่า, ป่าฝน, ...
Turkish:yağmur ormanı, tropikal orman, ...
Vietnamese:rừng rậm, ...

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Definition of selva - Reverso English Dictionary

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