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- Dictionaryjungle/ˈdʒʌŋɡl/
noun
- 1. an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics: "we set off into the jungle" Similar
- 2. a style of dance music incorporating elements of ragga, hip-hop, and hard core and consisting of very fast electronic drum tracks and slower synthesized bass lines, originating in Britain in the early 1990s.
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JUNGLE definition: 1. a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together: 2. an uncontrolled or…. Learn more.
A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the past century. Etymology. The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jaṅgala (जङ्गल), meaning rough and arid.
1. a. : an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation. b. : a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation. 2. a (1) : a confused or disordered mass of objects : jumble. (2) : something that baffles or frustrates by its tangled or complex character : maze. the jungle of housing laws Bernard Taper. b.
Jungle definition: a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, especially tropical vegetation or a tropical rainforest.. See examples of JUNGLE used in a sentence.
A jungle is a forest in a tropical country where large numbers of tall trees and plants grow very close together. ...the mountains and jungles of Papua New Guinea. [+ of] The mountain area is covered entirely in dense jungle. ...a remote jungle area. Synonyms: rainforest, forest, the bush, bushland More Synonyms of jungle. 2. singular noun B1+.
A jungle is a forest thick with trees, other plants, and animals. Jungles are a little dangerous, which is what people mean when they say, "It's a jungle out there!" Jungles — thick tropical forests — are full of life: birds, insects, reptiles, monkeys, and often gorillas and other animals.
Definition of jungle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
