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From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate. Full definition →
From heath + land. Compare Saterland Frisian Heedelound (“heathland”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.