heathland

English

Etymology

From heath +‎ land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).

Noun

heathland (plural heathlands)

A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate.

Synonyms

heath

Translations

heathland

Dutch: heide (nl) c, dopheide (nl) c
Finnish: nummi (fi)
Galician: uceira (gl) f, uzal (gl), ucedo (gl)
German: Heideland n

Icelandic: heiði f
Low German:
German Low German: Heidland n, Heidloo n
Volapük: brüyäralän (vo)

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