grassland

noun

grass·​land ˈgras-ˌland 

1

: farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses

2

a

: land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs

b

: an ecological community in which the characteristic plants are grasses

Synonyms

• campo
• champaign
• down(s)
• heath
• lea
• ley
• llano
• moor
• pampa
• plain
• prairie
• savanna
• savannah
• steppe
• tundra
• veld
• veldt

Examples of grassland in a Sentence

stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa

Recent Examples on the Web

Without consistent control measures taken by humans, the eastern red cedar soon claims grassland. —Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025

There has also been a growing emphasis on preserving existing vegetation and restoring degraded grasslands—often more effective than planting new trees in desert-prone regions. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

The plains-wanderer is an unusual little bird that lives in the grasslands of Australia. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025

In the plains of northern Kazakhstan, swampy forests meet grasslands as rivers cut through the landscape. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Rhymes for grassland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

grassland

noun

grass·​land -ˌland 

: land covered with herbs (as grasses and clover) rather than shrubs and trees