taiga

noun

tai·​ga ˈtī-gə 

: a moist subarctic forest dominated by conifers (such as spruce and fir) that begins where the tundra ends

Examples of taiga in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The action hops from the streets of London to a monastery outside Ankara to Kraven’s Siberian taiga hideout, where Calypso puts her summer camp archery skills to good use with a crossbow. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024

Thanks to a robust energy industry and modern HVAC systems, there are bustling cities all the way from arid deserts to the frigid taiga. —Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024

The taiga’s pulse of winter freeze and summer thaw grinds rock into dust, as do the rasp-tongues of glaciers high in some mountains. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 2 May 2024

Embedded with us will be a true man of the Russian taiga, wearing camouflage and bearing a rifle and machete. —Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022

Word History

Etymology

Russian taĭga

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

taiga

noun

tai·​ga ˈtī-gə 

: a moist northern forest that consists mostly of cone-producing trees (as pines, spruces, and firs) and begins where the tundra ends