terrain

See also: Terrain and tèrrain

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French terrain, from Latin terrenum (“land, ground”), neuter of terrenus (“consisting of earth”), from terra (“earth”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

terrain (countable and uncountable, plural terrains)

  1. (geology) A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
  2. An area of land or the particular features of it.
    The race will be run over a variety of terrain, including grass and sand.

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Further reading

  • terrain in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Etymology

From Old French terrain, terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrēnum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛ.ʁɛ̃/
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Noun

terrain m (plural terrains)

  1. ground, landscape
  2. field (as in soccer field)
    Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l'an dernier.
  3. lot, plot, parcel

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Romansch

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrenum.

Noun

terrain m (plural terrains)

  1. (Puter, Vallader) land, soil
  2. (Puter) country, land

Synonyms

  • (country, land):
    • (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) pajais
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