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downlands

downlands is the plural of downland.

Meaning of downland

Noun

downland (plural downlands)

  1. (UK) An area of rolling hills (downs), often grassy pasture over chalk or limestone.
    • Hail! every distant hill, and downland plain!
      Your dew-hid beauties Fancy oft unveils;1789, Ann Ward Radcliffe, chapter 4, in The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, London: T. Hookham, page 93

Proper noun capitalized: Downlands

Downlands

  1. A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.

Questions about downlands

What does downlands mean?
Downlands means a locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
What is downlands the plural of?
Downlands is the plural of downland.
What part of speech is downlands?
Downlands is a proper noun.

Words near downlands in the dictionary

  1. downings
  2. Downingtown
  3. downish
  4. downladder
  5. downland
  6. downlands
  7. downlead
  8. downleads
  9. downleg
  10. downlegs
  11. downless

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