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weald
(wēld)n. Chiefly British
1. A woodland.
2. An area of open rolling upland.
[From Weald, a once-forested area in southeast England, from Old English wald, weald, forest.]
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weald
(wiːld)n
(Physical Geography) archaic Brit open or forested country
[Old English; related to Old Saxon, Old High German wald, Old Norse vollr, probably related to wild]
Weald
(wiːld)n
(Placename) the Weald a region of SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and East and West Sussex between the North Downs and the South Downs: formerly forested
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weald
(wild)n.
wooded or uncultivated country.
[before 1150; Middle English weeld, Old English (West Saxon) weald forest; see wold1]
Weald
(wild)n.
The, a region in SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and Essex counties: once a forest area; now an agricultural region.
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Noun | 1. | weald - an area of open or forested country rural area, country - an area outside of cities and towns; "his poetry celebrated the slower pace of life in the country" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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