Taiga vs Mixed - What's the difference?
taiga | mixed |
A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
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(mix)
Having two or more separate aspects.
Not completely pure, tainted or adulterated.
Including both male(s) and female(s).
Stemming from two or more races or breeds
As a proper noun taiga
is a lake in alaska.As a verb mixed is
(mix).As an adjective mixed is
having two or more separate aspects.taiga
English
(wikipedia taiga)Noun
(en noun)- The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.
- Like the taiga , he was everywhere, and mysterious—a heroic being with unearthly gifts.
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English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- I get a very mixed feeling from this puzzling painting.
- My joy was somewhat mixed when my partner said she was pregnant: it's a lot of responsibility.
- The tennis match was mixed with a boy and a girl on each side.
- ''My son attends a mixed school, my daughter an all-girl grammar school.
- ''The benefit dog show has both mixed and single-breed competitions.
- ''Mixed blood can surprisingly produce inherited properties which neither parent showed