单词 | playland |
释义 | playland in British English (ˈpleɪˌlænd) noun a playground playground in British English (ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd) noun 1. an outdoor area for children's play, esp one having swings, slides, etc, or adjoining a school 2. a place or region particularly popular as a sports or holiday resort 3. a sphere of activity reading was his private playground playland in American English (ˈpleiˌlænd) noun 1. an area used for recreation or amusement; playground or amusement park 2. a town or city that relies heavily on its tourist trade to bolster its economy Word origin [1945–50; play + -land]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, poison pill, regression analysis, synchronized swimming, taxi squad-land is a combining form, used in the formation of compound words indicating a land ofa certain type. Other words that use the affix -land include: cloudland, muckland, vacationland, wildland, wonderlandExamples of 'playland' in a sentence |
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