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riceland

riceland noun: an area of land where rice is grown.

Noun

riceland (plural ricelands)

  1. An area of land where rice is grown.
    • Taiyuan, the capital of the province, lies on the upper reaches of the Fen surrounded by irrigated ricelands, orchards and vineyards on the mountain slopes, with enormous seams of coal underground. In Shansi all roads lead to Taiyuan, but the roads that radiate out of Taiyuan in every direction...1983, William Hinton, “Introduction: Shansi, Land of the Oxhide Lanterns”, in Shenfan, New York: Vintage Books, published 1984, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xxxiv

Forms of riceland

pluralricelands

Origin of riceland

From rice + land.

Questions about riceland

What does riceland mean?
Riceland means an area of land where rice is grown.
What part of speech is riceland?
Riceland is a noun.
What is the plural of riceland?
The plural of riceland is ricelands.

Words near riceland in the dictionary

  1. ricegrass
  2. ricegrasses
  3. ricegrower
  4. ricegrowers
  5. ricegrowing
  6. riceland
  7. ricelands
  8. riceless
  9. ricelessness
  10. ricelike
  11. ricemeal

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