"gameland" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gamelands [plural]
Etymology: game + land Etymology templates: {{compound|en|game|land}} game + land Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gameland (countable and uncountable, plural gamelands)
  1. An expanse or area on which game can be hunted, or is plentiful. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gameland-en-noun-GK-CufV3
  2. (fandom slang, uncountable, rare) The world or sphere of video games. Tags: rare, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-gameland-en-noun-VVTa-UQd Disambiguation of Video games: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 94 Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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