grassland
An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetationAn area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
» Ziri made it back to the grassland.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
Grasland
лугlug, сава́ннаsavánna
лука́luká, лугluh
land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
Examples
11 sentencesZiri made it back to the grassland.
Benedito's herd grazed on the lush grassland.
Rain helps plants and food crops flourish, and it keeps grasslands green and lush.
The grasslands ecosystem supports large herds of grazing animals such as zebras and wildebeest.
It's all grassland here.
Translations
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Origin
From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”),From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”), Icelandic graslendi (“grassland”). Compare also Old English græsmolde (“grassland”).
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Forms
plural: grasslands| Singular | grassland |
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Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable