park·land

[pahrk-land]
noun
1.
a grassland region with isolated or grouped trees, usually in temperate regions.
2.
wooded or verdant land for recreational use by the public; parklike terrain.

Origin:
1905–10; park + land

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parkland (ˈpɑːkˌlænd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
grassland with scattered trees

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Example sentences
The majority of these are located on parkland, but some require a bit of hiking to reach.
But trying to predict how the new fence would affect the vast zebra herds that rely on that expanse of parkland was no easy task.
The park spans a slender transition zone between the northern boreal forest and the southern aspen parkland.
The game-ranch acreage is more than double the amount of land formally protected as national and provincial parkland.
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