grassland

Meaning

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.

Synonyms

meadow

pasture

prairie

lawn

steppe

range

savanna

field

pasturage

turf

pampas

sod

alvar

greenland

lawn ley

grass

grazing land

green

mead

pampa

pastureland

pasture-land

plains

rangeland

savannah

Translations

pré

pradera

prairie

prado

Wiese

grasland

prato

weiland

prado

Weideland

savane

prateria

weide

wei

pâturage

Etymology

Cognate with Dutch: grasland

Cognate with Faroese: graslendi

Cognate with Icelandic: graslendi

Cognate with Old English: græsmolde

In summary

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