playground

English

Etymology

Compound of play +‎ ground.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/
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Noun

play ground (plural playgrounds)

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play on, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
(figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.
The exclusive tropical island was a millionaire's playground.

Related terms

Translations

large open space to play on, usually for children

Chinese:
Mandarin: 操場 (zh), 操场 (zh) (cāochǎng), 游樂園, 游乐园 (zh) (yóulèyuán), 遊樂場 (zh), 游乐场 (zh) (yóulèchǎng)
Danish: legeplads (da) c, åbent område n
Dutch: speelplein (nl) n, speelterrein (nl) n, speeltuin (nl) m
Esperanto: ludejo
Finnish: leikkikenttä (fi), leikkipuisto (fi)
French: terrain de jeu (fr) m
German: Spielwiese (de) f, Spielplatz (de) m
Greek: παιχνιδότοπος m (paichnidótopos), παιδική χαρά (el) f (paidikí chará), παιδότοπος (el) m (paidótopos)
Hebrew: גן שעשועים‎ m (gan sha'ashuím), מגרש משחקים‎ m (migrásh misẖaqím)
Hungarian: játszótér (hu)
Icelandic: leiksvæði (is)
Italian: parco giochi m, parco gioco m, parco (it) m
Japanese: 遊び場 (あそびば, asobiba)
Khmer: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 놀이터 (ko) (noriteo)
Lao: please add this translation if you can

Macedonian: игралиште n (igrálište)
Maori: papa tākaro
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lekeplass (no) m, leikeplass m

Nynorsk: leikeplass m
Polish: plac zabaw (pl) m
Portuguese: parque (pt), parquinho, parque infantil (pt) m
Romanian: teren de joc n, loc de joacă n
Russian: де́тская площа́дка (ru) f (détskaja ploščádka)
Serbo-Croatian: ìgralīšte (sh) n
Spanish: parque infantil m
Swahili: kiwanja (sw)
Swedish: lekplats (sv) c
Tagalog: palaruan
Thai: สนามเด็กเล่น (sà-nǎam-dèk-lên)
Turkish: oyun alanı (tr), oyun sahası (tr)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

open-air space on a school campus where the children can play

Chinese:
Mandarin: 操場 (zh), 操场 (zh) (cāochǎng), 游樂園, 游乐园 (zh) (yóulèyuán), 遊樂場 (zh), 游乐场 (zh) (yóulèchǎng)
Dutch: speelplein (nl) n, speelplaats (nl)
Finnish: leikkipaikka, leikkikenttä (fi), leikkipuisto (fi)
French: cour de récréation (fr) f
German: Schulhof (de) m
Greek: αυλή (el) f (avlí)
Maori: papa tākaro

Norwegian: skolegård m
Portuguese: playground m
Russian: шко́льный двор (ru) m (škólʹnyj dvor)
Spanish: parque de recreo m
Swedish: skolgård (sv) c
Tagalog: palaruan
Thai: สนามเด็กเล่น (sà-nǎam-dèk-lên)
Turkish: okul bahçesi

small area for children

Chinese:
Mandarin: 操場 (zh), 操场 (zh) (cāochǎng), 游樂園, 游乐园 (zh) (yóulèyuán), 遊樂場 (zh), 游乐场 (zh) (yóulèchǎng)
Czech: hřiště (cs) n
Danish: legeplads (da) c, sandkasse (da) c
Dutch: speeltuin (nl) f, speelterrein (nl) n
Finnish: leikkipaikka
German: Spielplatz (de) m
Greek: παιδότοπος (el) m (paidótopos), παιδική χαρά (el) f (paidikí chará)
Macedonian: игралиште n (igrálište)

Norwegian: lekeplass (no) m
Portuguese: playground m, parquinho
Russian: де́тская площа́дка (ru) f (détskaja ploščádka)
Serbo-Croatian: ìgralīšte (sh) n
Spanish: juegos infantiles m
Swedish: lekplats (sv) c, lekpark (sv) c
Thai: สนามเด็กเล่น (sà-nǎam-dèk-lên)
Turkish: oyun alanı (tr), oyun sahası (tr)

space to do what one pleases

Chinese:
Mandarin: 游樂園, 游乐园 (zh) (yóulèyuán), 遊樂場 (zh), 游乐场 (zh) (yóulèchǎng)
Danish: tumleplads c, sandkasse (da) c
Dutch: speelterrein (nl) n
Finnish: leikkikenttä (fi), temmellyskenttä
German: Spielwiese (de) f
Greek: παιδική χαρά (el) f (paidikí chará)

Macedonian: игралиште n (igrálište)
Portuguese: playground m
Russian: игрова́я площа́дка f (igrovája ploščádka)
Serbo-Croatian: ìgralīšte (sh) n
Spanish: campo libre m
Swedish: lekplats (sv) c
Turkish: deneme tahtası (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

French: cour de récréation

Italian: ^{(please verify)} campo giochi

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌplej.ˈɡɾaw̃d͡ʒ/

Noun

playground m (plural playgrounds)

playground (open-air space where the children can play)
(by extension) playground (space to do what one pleases)

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