Fireland

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Land that is characterized by, or has been degraded by, fires. countable, uncountable

    "The use of annual burning to manage pasture for cattle grazing in these areas further perpetuates a fireland degraded environment (Styger et al. 2007)."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Tierra del Fuego. rare

Synonyms

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tierra del fuego

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"The use of annual burning to manage pasture for cattle grazing in these areas further perpetuates a fireland degraded environment (Styger et al. 2007)."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fire + land.

Etymology 2

From fire + -land, calque of Spanish Tierra del Fuego (literally “Land of Fire”).

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