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- [gras-land, grahs-]
- /ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs-/
- /ˈɡrɑːs.lænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gras-land, grahs-]
- /ˈgræsˌlænd, ˈgrɑs-/
Definitions of grassland word
- noun grassland an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates. 1
- noun grassland land with grass growing on it, especially farmland used for grazing or pasture. 1
- noun grassland A large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing. 1
- noun grassland wild: grassy land 1
- noun grassland for livestock: pasture 1
- uncountable noun grassland Grassland is land covered with wild grass. 0
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Origin of grassland
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1675-85; grass + land
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Grassland
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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grassland popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
grassland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for grassland
noun grassland
- pasture — Rogier [French raw-zhee-ey] /French rɔ ʒiˈeɪ/ (Show IPA), or Roger [French raw-zhey] /French rɔˈʒeɪ/ (Show IPA), de la [French duh-la] /French də la/ (Show IPA), Weyden, Rogier van der.
- prairie — a historical novel (1827) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- steppe — an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
- savanna — a plain characterized by coarse grasses and scattered tree growth, especially on the margins of the tropics where the rainfall is seasonal, as in eastern Africa.
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