taiga /ˈtīɡə, ˈtaɪɡə 
/ ▸ noun (often the taiga) the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America: the coniferous forest of the taiga.
– ORIGIN late 19th century : from Russian taĭga, from Mongolian.
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