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  woodland

  noun

  land covered with woods or trees.
• Woodland
  Woodland

  noun

  a city in N central California.

woodland

¹ American  

[wood-land, -luhnd, wood-luhnd] / ˈwʊdˌlænd, -lənd, ˈwʊd lənd /

noun

woodlands plural

1. land covered with woods or trees.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods; sylvan.

   a woodland nymph.

Woodland ² American  

[wood-luhnd] / ˈwʊd lənd /

noun

1. a city in N central California.

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woodland British  

/ ˈwʊdlənd /

noun

1. 1. land that is mostly covered with woods or dense growths of trees and shrubs

   2. ( as modifier )

      woodland fauna

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• woodlander
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• woodlands
  plural

Etymology

Origin of woodland

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

Explanation

Woodland is a natural habitat with many plants and trees. Therefore, a zebra would not be considered a woodland animal, but a deer would fit the bill. You can use woodland as a noun, or as an adjective to describe things that have something to do with this particular kind of land, like woodland animals or a woodland habitat. Woodlands usually feature trees, grasses, shrubs, and other plants. If you're walking in the woods and the trees almost completely block the sunlight, you're in a forest, not a woodland. The Old English version was wudulond.

Example Sentences

Officials said it appeared flames spread in the Los Gallardos area of Almería on Thursday afternoon after an electricity pole fell in woodland and sparked a blaze.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

The 5,300-hectare military academy near Rennes, is a vast site which contains a patchwork of woodland and grassland similar to habitats found in the New Forest.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026

Across the UK, the ants have declined due to habitat loss, woodland fragmentation and changes in land management that have reduced the sunny woodland edges and glades they rely on.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

"As a land manager it's far easier for me to cut a woodland down than it is to create one."

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

The rafters of Cavern Hole rang to the excited buzz and laughter of the assembled creatures: hedgehogs, moles, squirrels, woodland creatures and mice of all kinds—fieldmice, hedgemice, dormice, even a family of poor little churchmice.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Related Words

• forest
• timberland
• wood