Meanings
nounterrain (countable and uncountable, plural terrains)
plural terrains
- countableuncountablegeographyA single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
Synonyms: terrane
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks.
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nounAn area of land or its particular features.
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Translations
Arabic مِنْطَقَة, أَرْض
- مِنْطَقَة (minṭaqa)area
- أَرْض (ʔarḍ)area
- مِسَاحَة (misāḥa)area
- تَضَارِيس (taḍārīs)area
Bulgarian ме́стност, тере́н
- ме́стност (méstnost)area
- тере́н (terén)area
- реле́ф (reléf)area
Catalan terreny
- terrenyarea
Chinese Mandarin 地域, 地形
- 地域 (dìyù)area
- 地形 (dìxíng)area
Czech terén, reliéf
- terénarea
- reliéfarea
Danish terræn
- terrænarea
Dutch terrein, reliëf
- terreinarea
- reliëfarea
Esperanto tereno
- terenoarea
Estonian reljeef, pinnareljeef
- reljeefarea
- pinnareljeefarea
Finnish maasto
- maastoarea
French terrain
- terrainarea
German Terrain, Gelände
- Terrainarea
- Geländearea
- Landarea
- Reliefarea
Greek έδαφος, έκταση
- έδαφος (édafos)area
- έκταση (éktasi)area
Hungarian terep
- tereparea
Indonesian medan
- medanarea
Italian terreno, tratto
- terrenoarea
- trattoarea
- estensionearea
- spianataarea
- territorioarea
- zonaarea
Japanese 地域, 地形
- 地域 (chiiki)area
- 地形 (chikei)area
Korean 지형, 지역
- 지형 (jihyeong)area
- 지역 (jiyeok)area
Latvian reljefs, apvidus
- reljefsarea
- apvidusarea
Lithuanian reljefas, vietovė
- reljefasarea
- vietovėarea
Norwegian Bokmål terreng
- terrengarea
Polish teren
- terenarea
Portuguese terreno
- terrenoarea
Romanian teren
- terenarea
Russian ме́стность, релье́ф
- ме́стность (méstnostʹ)area
- релье́ф (relʹjéf)area
Slovak terén, reliéf
- terénarea
- reliéfarea
Spanish terreno
- terrenoarea
Swedish terräng
- terrängarea
Thai ภูมิประเทศ, ลักษณะภูมิประเทศ
- ภูมิประเทศ (puu-mí-bprà-têet)area
- ลักษณะภูมิประเทศarea
Turkish arazi
- araziarea
Ukrainian місце́вість, рельє́ф
- місце́вість (miscévistʹ)area
- рельє́ф (relʹjéf)area
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with terrain
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Cite this entry
APA
terrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrain
MLA
“terrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrain. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terrain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terrain.
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