English > timberland: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs. |
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| Synonyms | forest, woodland, timber |
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| Instances | Black Forest, Schwarzwald | A hilly forest / forest region in southwestern Germany |
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| Sherwood Forest | An ancient forest / forest in central England |
| Wilderness | A wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War |
| Narrower | greenwood | woodlands in full leaf |
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| riparian forest | woodlands along the banks of stream or river |
| silva, sylva | The forest / forest trees growing in a country or region |
| tree farm | A forest / forest (or part of a forest / forest) where trees are grown for commercial use |
| Broader | biome | A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate |
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| land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma | The solid part of the earth's surface |
| Spanish | arbolado, arboleda, boscaje, bosque, floresta, foresta, selva, timberland |
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| Catalan | arboreda, arbreda, bosc, selva, timberland |
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