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meadow

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mead·ow  (md)
n.
A tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay.

[Middle English medwe, medoue, from Old English mdwe, oblique case of md; see m-4 in Indo-European roots.]

meadow·y adj.

meadow [ˈmɛdəʊ]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) an area of grassland, often used for hay or for grazing of animals
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a low-lying piece of grassland, often boggy and near a river
[Old English mædwe, from mǣd mead2; related to māwan to mow1]
meadowy  adj
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Noun1.meadow - a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into haymeadow - a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life

meadow
noun field, pasture, grassland, ley, lea (poetic) Try turning your lawn into a flower meadow.
Translations
meadow [ˈmedəʊ] Nprado m, pradera f; (esp water meadow) → vega f

meadow [ˈmɛdəʊ] nprairie f, pré m

meadow
nWiese f, → Weide f; in the meadowauf der Wiese or Weide

meadow:
meadowland
nWeideland nt
meadowlark
nWiesenstärling m
meadowsweet
nMädesüß nt

meadow [ˈmɛdəʊ] nprato, pascolo

meadow
n meadow [ˈmedəu]
(often in plural) a field of grass, usually on low ground There were cows in the meadow. weiland مَرْج، أرض مُعْشَوْشِبَه ливада louka eng die Wiese λιβάδι prado aas علفزار niitty pré אָחוּ घास का मैदान livada, travnjak rét padang rumput engi prato 牧草地 목초지 pieva pļava padang rumput weiland eng łąka prado pajişte луг lúka travnik livada äng ทุ่งหญ้า çayır, otlak 草地 лука, луг سبزہ زار، چراگاہ đồng cỏ

meadow أرض خضراء louka eng Wiese βοσκοτόπι prado niitty prairie livada prato 牧草地 목초지 weide eng łąka campina, prado луг äng ทุ่งหญ้า çayır bãi cỏ 草地


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The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it.
And Curdken went on telling the king what had happened upon the meadow where the geese fed; how his hat was blown away; and how he was forced to run after it, and to leave his flock of geese to themselves.
One evening went Zarathustra and his disciples through the forest; and when he sought for a well, lo, he lighted upon a green meadow peacefully surrounded with trees and bushes, where maidens were dancing together.
 
 
 
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