woodland

[ noun wood-land, -luhnd; adjective wood-luhnd ]
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noun
  1. land covered with woods or trees.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods; sylvan: a woodland nymph.

Origin of woodland

1
before 900; Old English wuduland.See wood1, land

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Other definitions for Woodland (2 of 2)

Woodland
[ wood-luhnd ]

noun
  1. a city in N central California.

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British Dictionary definitions for woodland

woodland

/ (ˈwʊdlənd) /


noun
    • land that is mostly covered with woods or dense growths of trees and shrubs

    • (as modifier): woodland fauna

Derived forms of woodland

  • woodlander, noun

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