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Added 9 October 2026

terrain

/təˈɹeɪn/ noun

Latin root: terrenum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about terrain at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential.
they decided to attack across the rocky terrain

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French terrain, from Latin terrenum (“land, ground”), neuter of terrenus (“consisting of earth”), from terra (“earth”).

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