bushland
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- noun
- Australian
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matorral
- Many species of birds thrive in the lush bushland that covers the national park.
Examples
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Early methods relied on clearing the bushlands where tsetse flies reside and destroying the wild animals that are the normal blood source for the flies.
Academic text (1998) -
The koalas live in the dense bushland near the coast of Australia.
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It's the Australian bushland at its most natural, teaming with Australian wildlife, and is framed by surely some of the most stunning beaches in the country.
Blog text (30) -
The elders said farmers had shared the diverse landscape, which encompasses low-lying scrubby bushland and wetter hills that are good for crops, with herders and hunter-gatherers, the original inhabitants.
Academic text (2005) -
After a long hike, we finally reached the beautiful bushland, filled with native plants.
Synonyms
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An area with many trees where people can walk
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Wild land with many small trees and thick plants far from towns
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2.6
Land with many trees and bushes, not a deep forest
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5.5
An area of land left in its natural state and not built on
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6.6
An area of land covered with short bushes and grasses that is hard to farm
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4.6
Land that has mostly bushes and very few trees
An area covered mostly with low bushes and small woody plants
Open land with low bushes like heather and poor sandy soil
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Etymology
Bushland is made from the parts bush and land, where bush means 'a wild area of small trees and bushes', as in the famous 'the bush' of Australia. So bushland is land that is wild and not farmed, covered with bushes and trees.