croplands
|crop-lands|
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/ˈkrɑːpˌlændz/
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/ˈkrɒpˌlændz/
(cropland)
land for growing crops
Etymology
'cropland' originates from English as a compound of 'crop' and 'land', where 'crop' meant 'a plant or its yield' and 'land' meant 'ground, soil'.
'crop' comes from Old English 'cropp' and 'land' from Old English 'land'; these elements were combined in Modern English to form the compound 'cropland' (used to refer to land for growing crops).
Initially the elements referred separately to 'plants/yield' and 'ground'; combined as 'cropland' the term came to mean land specifically used for cultivating crops and now broadly denotes areas used for crop production.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
areas of land used for growing crops; farmland devoted to crop production.
Many croplands in the region were damaged by the drought.
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Noun 2
areas classified or mapped as cropland (e.g., in land-use studies or satellite imagery).
Satellite maps show that croplands have expanded into former grasslands over the last 20 years.
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Last updated: 2025/12/31 23:43