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hunting ground

hunt·ing ground
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [huhn-ting ground]
    • /ˈhʌn tɪŋ graʊnd/
    • /ˈhʌntɪŋ ɡraʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [huhn-ting ground]
    • /ˈhʌn tɪŋ graʊnd/

Definitions of hunting ground words

  • noun hunting ground a section or area for hunting game. 1
  • countable noun hunting ground If you say that a place is a good hunting ground for something, you mean that people who have a particular interest are likely to find something that they want there. 0
  • countable noun hunting ground A hunting ground is an area where people or animals chase and kill wild animals for food or as a sport. 0
  • noun hunting ground the area of a hunt 0
  • noun hunting ground any place containing a supply of what is wanted or in which a search is conducted 0
  • noun hunting ground An area used for hunting. 0

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Origin of hunting ground

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1650-60

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Parts of speech for Hunting ground

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hunting ground popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hunting ground usage trend in Literature

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