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mead·ow
(mĕd′ō)n.
A tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay.
[Middle English medwe, medoue, from Old English mǣdwe, oblique case of mǣd; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]
mead′ow·y adj.
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meadow
(ˈmɛdəʊ)n
1. (Physical Geography) an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals
2. (Physical Geography) a low-lying piece of grassland, often boggy and near a river
[Old English mædwe, from mǣd mead2; related to māwan to mow1]
ˈmeadowy adj
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mead•ow
(ˈmɛd oʊ)n.
a limited, relatively flat area of low vegetation dominated by grasses.
[before 1000; Middle English medwe, Old English mǣdw-, oblique s. of mǣd mead2]
mead′ow•less, adj.
mead′ow•y, adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life |
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Translations
مرجمَرْج، أرض مُعْشَوْشِبَهمَرْعَى
ливада
louka
eng
niitty
livada
rétkaszáló
engi
牧草地
목초지
pļava
lúka
travnik
äng
ทุ่งหญ้า
bãi cỏ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
meadow
meadow
:meadowland
n → Weideland nt
meadowlark
n → Wiesenstärling m
meadowsweet
n → Mädesüß nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
meadow
(ˈmedəu) noun (often in plural) a field of grass, usually on low ground. There were cows in the meadow.
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