English Explanatory Dictionary

woodland

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.
  2. Having the character of a woodland.
noun
  1. Land covered with woody vegetation.
  2. A low-density forest.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0726).
  2. A hamlet in Kirkby Ireleth parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2489).
  3. A hamlet in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7968).
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. A small town in Randolph County, Alabama.
  6. A city, the county seat of Yolo County, California.
  7. A small city in Talbot County, Georgia.
  8. A village in Iroquois County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
  10. A town in Aroostook County, Maine.
  11. A census-designated place in Washington County, Maine.
  12. A census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland.

Pronunciation

En-us-woodland.ogg /ˈwʊd.lənd/

Word forms

woodland more woodland most woodland woodlands

Etymology

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. Eclipsed non-native Middle English salt (“woodland”), borrowed from Latin saltus (“woodland, forest”).

Synonyms

forest holt timberland weald wold wood woods grove

Related words

gameland

Derived words

Eastern Woodlands Hope Woodlands nonwoodland smallflower woodland star southern woodland violet woodland bison woodland blue phlox woodland caribou woodland dormouse woodlander woodland jumping mouse woodland kingfisher woodland oxeye woodland skipper woodland star woodland strawberry woodland thicket rat woodland vole woodland white violet yellow woodland anemone

Translations

Bulgarian: гориста меестност Catalan: bosc Catalan: arbrat Chinese Mandarin: 森林 Chinese Mandarin: 林地 Danish: træbevoksning Esperanto: arbaro Finnish: metsämaa Finnish: metsä French: bois Old French: boschage Galician: fraga Galician: lubre Galician: mouta Galician: vedrón Galician: vedramio Galician: védramo Galician: bosco Galician: bosque Galician: albogo Galician: longuialbreda Galician: calo German: Wald German: Forst German: Waldung German: Waldland Greenlandic: orpippalik Hungarian: erdőség Hungarian: erdős vidék Macedonian: ко́рија Mòcheno: bòlt Persian: بیشه زار Plautdietsch: Woolt Portuguese: mato Portuguese: mata Portuguese: bosque Romanian: pădure Romanian: codru Romanian: silvă Russian: леси́стая ме́стность Russian: лес Sicilian: voscu Spanish: bosque Spanish: floresta Spanish: foresta Spanish: arboledo Spanish: boscaje Spanish: arbolado Tagalog: kakahuyan Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎓𐎗 Welsh: coetir
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