weald (w ld)n. Chiefly British 1. A woodland. 2. An area of open rolling upland. [From Weald, a once-forested area in southeast England, from Old English wald, weald, forest.] |
weald [wiːld]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Brit archaic open or forested country
[Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wald, Old Norse vollr, probably related to wild]
Weald [wiːld]
n
(Placename) the. a region of SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and East and West Sussex between the North Downs and the South Downs: formerly forested
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| Noun | 1. | weald - an area of open or forested country rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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