gameland

noun

Etymology

From game + land.

  1. derived from *lendʰ-
  2. inherited from *landą
  3. inherited from *land
  4. inherited from land
  5. inherited from lond
  6. compounded as gameland — “game + land

Definitions

  1. An expanse or area on which game can be hunted, or is plentiful.

    • state gamelands
  2. The world or sphere of video games.

    • To Keith and everyone at the Coriolis Group who took part in this project, and to everyone out there in gameland, I extend my heartfelt appreciation...
    • By setting guidelines, you can send your kids off to gameland with some moral and emotional equipment, which can help them put their activities into perspective — this is a game, not life.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gameland. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA