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scrubland

American  
[skruhb-land] / ˈskrʌbˌlænd /

noun

  1. land on which the natural vegetation is chiefly scrub.

scrubland British  
/ ˈskrʌbˌlænd /

noun

  1. an area of scrub vegetation

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Etymology

Origin of scrubland

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; scrub 2 + -land

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