taiga /ˈtʌɪɡə 
/ ▸ (the taiga) noun [mass noun] the swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia: the coniferous forest of the taiga.
– ORIGIN late 19th century: from Russian taĭga, from Mongolian.
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