Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

বনায়ন

/banayon/Roman

English meaning: Afforestation

Definition

The establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no previous tree cover. West Bengal has undertaken mangrove restoration in the Sundarbans and social forestry programmes to address deforestation, soil erosion, and climate change.

Example

বনায়ন পরিবেশ রক্ষায় গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ভূমিকা পালন করে।

In English: Afforestation plays an important role in environmental protection.

Antonyms / Opposites

  • বন উজাড়

Literary Heritage

বাংলার মুখ আমি দেখিয়াছি, তাই আমি পৃথিবীর রূপ খুঁজিতে যাই না আর।

/Banglar mukh ami dekhiyachi, tai ami prithibir rup khunjite jai na ar./

Having seen Bengal's face, I seek no other beauty on earth.

Jibanananda Das · Poet · 1899–1954

Banalata Sen

Rupasi Bangla, Poem 1, Jibanananda Das, written 1934, published 1957

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বাংলা
Bengali
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Indo-Aryan
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