"greensward" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːnswɔːd/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-greensward.wav [US] Forms: greenswards [plural]
Etymology: From green + sward. Etymology templates: {{af|en|green|sward}} green + sward Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} greensward (countable and uncountable, plural greenswards)
  1. A tract of land that is green with grass. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: green-sward, green sward Derived forms: greenswarded Related terms: grassland, green, lea, meadow, pasture Translations (area of land that is green with grass): поляна (poljana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), морава (morava) [feminine] (Bulgarian), grønsvær (Danish), báinseach [feminine] (Irish), virectum [neuter] (Latin)

Inflected forms

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