Moorland — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈʊɹlənd/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈʊələnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈʊələnd/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈʊɹlənd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

moor

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

lande

terrain ouvert généralement avec un sol tourbeux recouvert de bruyère, de fougères et de mousse

🇪🇸Spanish

páramo

terreno abierto generalmente con suelo turboso cubierto de brezos, helechos y musgo

🇮🇹Italian

brughiera

terreno aperto solitamente con terreno torboso ricoperto di erica, felci e muschio

🇳🇱Dutch

heide

open land, meestal met veengrond bedekt met heide, varens en mos

🇵🇹Portuguese

charneca

terreno aberto geralmente com solo turfoso coberto com urze, samambaias e musgo

🇷🇺Russian

вересковая пустошь

открытая земля, обычно с торфяной почвой, покрытой вереском, папоротником-орляком и мхом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दलदली भूमि

खुली भूमि जिसमें आमतौर पर हीदर, ब्रैकन और काई से ढकी पीटयुक्त मिट्टी होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মুরল্যান্ড

খোলা জমি সাধারণত হিদার এবং ব্র্যাকেন এবং শ্যাওলা দিয়ে আবৃত পিটযুক্ত মাটি দিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

மூர்லாந்து

திறந்த நிலம் பொதுவாக ஹீத்தர் மற்றும் பிராக்கன் மற்றும் பாசியால் மூடப்பட்ட கரி மண்ணுடன் இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్లాండ్

సాధారణంగా హీథర్ మరియు బ్రాకెన్ మరియు నాచుతో కప్పబడిన పీటీ మట్టితో బహిరంగ భూమి

🇮🇳Marathi

दलदलीचा प्रदेश

खुली जमीन सामान्यत: हिथर आणि ब्रॅकन आणि मॉसने झाकलेली कुजून रुपांतर झालेले माती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂરલેન્ડ

ખુલ્લી જમીન સામાન્ય રીતે હિથર અને બ્રેકન અને શેવાળથી ઢંકાયેલી પીટી માટી સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್

ತೆರೆದ ಭೂಮಿ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪೀಟಿ ಮಣ್ಣನ್ನು ಹೀದರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬ್ರಾಕೆನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಚಿಯಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂർലാൻഡ്

തുറസ്സായ ഭൂമി സാധാരണയായി പീറ്റ് മണ്ണ് കൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞതും തവിടും പായലും കൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞതുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਲੈਂਡ

ਖੁੱਲੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੀਥਰ ਅਤੇ ਬਰੇਕਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੌਸ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕੀ ਪੀਟੀ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਨਾਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مور لینڈ

کھلی زمین عام طور پر پیٹی مٹی کے ساتھ ہیدر اور بریکن اور کائی سے ڈھکی ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沼泽地

开阔的土地，通常是泥炭土，上面覆盖着石南花、蕨菜和苔藓

🇯🇵Japanese

荒野

通常、ヒース、ワラビ、コケで覆われた泥炭質の土壌を持つ開けた土地

🇰🇷Korean

황무지

일반적으로 헤더, 고사리 및 이끼로 덮인 이탄 토양이 있는 열린 땅

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vùng đất hoang

đất trống thường có đất than bùn phủ cây thạch nam, dương xỉ và rêu

🇹🇭Thai

ทุ่งหญ้า

พื้นที่เปิดโล่งมักมีดินพรุปกคลุมไปด้วยเฮเทอร์ แบร็คเคน และมอส

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanah tegalan

lahan terbuka biasanya dengan tanah gambut yang ditutupi tanaman heather, pakis, dan lumut

🇲🇾Malay

tanah moor

tanah lapang biasanya dengan tanah gambut ditutup dengan heather dan payau dan lumut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المستنقعات

أرض مفتوحة عادة ذات تربة خثية مغطاة بالخلنج والسرخس والطحالب

🇮🇷Persian

مرتع

زمین باز معمولا با خاک ذغال سنگ نارس پوشیده شده از هدر و براکن و خزه

🇹🇷Turkish

bozkır

Genellikle funda, eğreltiotu ve yosunla kaplı turbalı topraklı açık arazi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדמת מור

אדמה פתוחה בדרך כלל עם אדמת כבול מכוסה אברש וסריח ואזוב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'moorland'?

The primary meaning of 'moorland' is 'open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss'.

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Using 'moorland' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'moorland' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'moorland' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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