Grassland

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation. countable, uncountable

    "Yet despite sounding inhospitable, grasslands such as this are home to a huge variety of smaller herbs and wildflowers, including some of the UK's rarest orchids and invertebrates, in addition to being home to butterfly species such as the Chalkhill Blue."

  2. 2
    land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A hamlet in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada.
  2. 2
    A rural municipality (the Municipality of Grassland) in south-west Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Lynn County, Texas, United States.

Synonyms

All synonyms
meadowpastureacresagricultural regionalkali flatalluvial plain

Example

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"The Grassland theme in Heroes of Might and Magic II is my favourite terrain theme in all of HoMM."

Etymology

From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”), Icelandic graslendi (“grassland”). Compare also Old English græsmolde (“grassland”).

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