pineland

[ pahyn-land, -luhnd ]

noun

1. Often pinelands. an area or region covered largely with pine forest:

   He longed for the pinelands of his home state.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pineland¹

An Americanism dating back to 1650–60; pine ¹ + land

Example Sentences

Sometimes he even doubted whether he had been to Pineland, and had seen the wonderful game.

From Project Gutenberg

Anne roamed through the pineland alleys in the park and, as she said, let that great sweeping wind blow the fogs out of her soul.

From Project Gutenberg

Atter dey come back, dey build deir house at de Pineland place.

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