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terrain.

ground, landscape

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛ.ʁɛ̃/

  1. ground, landscape

    masculine

  2. field (as in soccer field)

    masculine
    Un nouveau terrain de football a été aménagé l'an dernier.

  3. lot, plot, parcel

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ters- Proto-Indo-European *tersos Proto-Italic *terzos Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *terzeznos Latin terrēnum Vulgar Latin *terranum Old French terrain French terrain Inherited from Old French terrain, terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, from Latin terrēnum.

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