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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grassland

/ɡɹˈæslˌænd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
grass-land
IPA
/ɡɹˈæslˌænd/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada.

name

A rural municipality (the Municipality of Grassland) in south-west Saskatchewan, Canada.

name

An unincorporated community in Lynn County, Texas, United States.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”), Icelandic graslendi (“grassland”). Compare also Old English græsmolde (“grassland”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

grasslands (plural)

Derived Forms

agrograssland grasslander

Phrases

Alpine grassland orange

Frequently Paired Words

ing lea llano meadow outback pampa paramo prairie

Questions

How do you pronounce grassland?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈæslˌænd/.
What does grassland mean?
An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
Where does grassland come from?
From grass + land. Compare Dutch grasland (“grassland”), Faroese graslendi (“grassland”), Icelandic graslendi (“grassland”). Compare also Old English græsmolde (“grassland”).

How to pronounce grassland

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɡɹˈæslˌænd/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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