"coalfield" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coalfields [plural]
Etymology: coal + field Etymology templates: {{compound|en|coal|field}} coal + field Head templates: {{en-noun}} coalfield (plural coalfields)
  1. Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined. Categories (topical): Coal Translations (region containing deposits of coal): за́леж от ка́менни въ́глища (zálež ot kámenni vǎ́glišta) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 煤田 (méitián) (Chinese Mandarin), hiilikenttä (Finnish), zagłębie [neuter] (Polish), каменноу́гольный бассе́йн (kamennoúgolʹnyj basséjn) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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