woodland
Land covered with woody vegetationLand covered with woody vegetation.
» The woodland was parceled into farms.
Лесистая местность была разделена на фермы.
Meaning
2 senses(also, broadly, in the plural, uncountable, usually)Land covered with woody vegetation.
Meronym: woodlot
Wald, Forst, Waldung
леси́стая ме́стностьlesístaja méstnostʹ, лесles
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
Land covered with woody vegetation.
(also, broadly, in the plural, uncountable, usually)A low-density forest.
Near-synonym: grove
Examples
15 sentencesThe woodland was parceled into farms.
ruЛесистая местность была разделена на фермы. — Hellerick
Giraffes live in semi-arid open woodlands.
Giraffes prefer the thick woodlands of the savanna.
Giraffes prefer the dense woodlands of the savanna.
The giraffe herd is still in the woodland.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland;From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland; forest”), equivalent to wood + land. Compare West Frisian wâldlân, Dutch bosland, German Waldland, Icelandic skóglendi.
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Forms
plural: woodlands| Singular | woodland |
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uncountable
Synonyms
9 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable