grassland

noun

grass·​land ˈgras-ˌland 

1

: farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses

2

a

: land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs

b

: an ecological community in which the characteristic plants are grasses

Synonyms of grassland

• prairie
• steppe
• plain
• savanna

Examples of grassland in a Sentence

stunning pictures of the giraffes and zebras roaming the grasslands of Africa

Recent Examples on the Web

Together, these animals point to a warmer, wetter interglacial period — not the cold, dry grassland that scientists typically associate with the region. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2026

Conditions may have fluctuated between dry grasslands and forested, humid environments depending on the period. —Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026

Manchester State Park features a beach, sand dunes and flat grasslands, with nearly 18,000 feet of ocean frontage, according to the park’s website. —Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026

That's because the monsoon rains that fed the grassland ecosystem for centuries are not arriving on schedule and with their usual gusto. —Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Rhymes for grassland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

grassland

noun

grass·​land -ˌland 

: land covered with herbs (as grasses and clover) rather than shrubs and trees