terrein

Meaning

1. (neuter) grounds, terrain, area
2. (neuter) terrain, landscape
3. (neuter) speciality, field of study
4. (figuratively,neuter) social field, social domain (area of activity)

Concepts

terrain

field

ground

grounds

area

land

arable land

cultivated field

farmland

campus

pitch

site

specialty

terrene

superficies

scope

kingdom

walk

earth

lot

plot

region

geography

Hyphenated as

ter‧rein

Gender

Neuter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɛˈrɛi̯n/

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrain. Attested since the late seventeenth century.

Sentences

Geen terrein ligt de burger zo na aan het hart .

No terrain is so close to the citizen's heart.

Na de tweede ronde won ze eindelijk terrein .

After the second round, she finally gained ground.