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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries황야
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwangya
"그들은 황야에서 캠핑을 했다."
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2 senses- 1
An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region.
"The hikers ventured deep into the wilderness, away from civilization." - 2
A state of being wild or untamed.
"The wilderness of her thoughts often led her to creative breakthroughs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'wildeorness', meaning 'a wild place' or 'place of wild beasts', formed from 'wildeor' (wild animal/deer) combined with the suffix '-ness'. Historically, it referred to uncharted or uninhabited land dominated by nature rather than human cultivation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Wilderness" is said worldwide
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nature sauvage
Transliteration: na-tür sawj
"Ils ont exploré la nature sauvage pendant leurs vacances."
Wildnis
Transliteration: Vild-nis
"Die Wanderer verbrachten die Nacht in der Wildnis."
selvaggio
Transliteration: sel-vah-joh
"Hanno trascorso il fine settimana nel selvaggio."
desierto
Transliteration: de-sier-to
"El grupo de exploradores se adentró en el desierto."
selvagem
Transliteration: sel-vah-jem
"Eles acamparam na selvagem durante a viagem."
जंगल
Transliteration: jangal
"वे जंगल में घूमने गए।"
荒野
Transliteration: huāngyě
"他们在荒野中露营。"
황야
Transliteration: hwangya
"그들은 황야에서 캠핑을 했다."
荒野
Transliteration: kōya
"彼らは荒野でキャンプをしました。"
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