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Etymology 1
Middle English originating from the old French 'deserte' meaning 'to deserve'. This in turn is from the Latin 'deservire' which in Vulgar Latin means 'to gain or merit by giving service'.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ'z�:t/

Homophones
dessert

Noun
en-noun

1. That which is considered to be deserved or merit|merited; a just punishment or reward (usually in plural).

Derived terms
just deserts

Etymology 2
Old (and modern) French désert, from vulgar Latin desertum, from Latin desertus �left waste�, past participle of deserere �abandon�, or from th Ancient Egyptian Language dSr.t 'The Red Land'.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'d�z�t/
AHD|d�'z�(r)t, SAMPA|/"dEz@(r)t/
audio|en-us-desert-noun.ogg|Audio (US), noun

Noun
en-noun

1. A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.

Translations
trans-top|barren area
Arabic: ARchar|صحراء (ṣaḥr��)
Aramaic: ���ר��
Asturian: ermu m, desiertu m
Bosnian: pustinja#Bosnian|pustinja f
Catalan: desert m
Croatian: pustinja f
Czech: poušť f
Danish: ørken c
Dutch: woestijn f
Esperanto: dezerto
Estonian: kõrb
French: désert m
Finnish: aavikko, autiomaa
Galician: deserto m
German: Wüste f
Greek:
:Modern: έ�ημο� f
Hebrew: ���ר|�ִ�ְ�ָּר (midb�r) m
Hindi: मर�स�थल (marusthal), मर�भ�मि (marubhūmi)
Hungarian: sivatag
Icelandic: eyðimörk f
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Irish: fásach m1, gaineamhlach m1 (sandy desert)
Italian: deserto
Japanese: �漠/�漠 (���, sabaku; "sand land"), ��
Korean: �� (samak)
Kurdish: KUchar|د��شت
Latvian: tuksnesis m
Malayalam: മര�ഭ�മി (marubhoomi)
Maltese: deżert m
Norwegian: ørken c
Polish: pustynia f
Portuguese: deserto m
Russian: п����н� (pustinya) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: п���и�а#Serbian|п���и�а f
:Latin: pustinja#Serbian|pustinja f
Slovene: puš�ava f
Spanish: desierto m
Swedish: öken c
Turkish: çöl
Welsh: anialwch, diffeithdir
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Derived terms
top3
desert boot
desert island
desert lynx
mid3
desert pavement
desert pea
desert rat
mid3
desert soil
desert varnish
desertification

Etymology 3
French déserter, from late Latin desertare, from Latin desertus, from deserere �abandon�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪ'z�:t/
AHD|dĭzû(r)t', SAMPA|/dI"z3:(r)t/
audio|en-us-desert-verb.ogg|Audio (US), verb

Homophones
dessert

Verb
en-verb

1. To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake.

#:You can't just drive off and desert me here, in the middle of nowhere.

1. To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission

#:Anyone found deserting will be shot.

Derived terms
deserter
desertion
desert or leave a sinking ship

Translations
trans-top|to abandon
Dutch: : achterlaten, verlaten, aan m'n lot overlaten
Finnish: hylätä
German: verlassen, Im Stich lassen
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (����, misuteru), ��(��, saru)
Russian: б�о�и��, заб�о�и��, покин���, о��ави��
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trans-top|to leave military service
Catalan: desertar
Dutch: : deserteren
French: déserter
Galician: desertar
German: desertieren
Hebrew: �ער�ק (l'�ʿ�roq)
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Hungarian: dezertálni
Japanese: �走�� (������, dass�suru)
Latvian: dezert�t
Portuguese: desertar
Russian: дезе��и�ова�� (dezertírovat')
Spanish: desertar
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