Definition of jungle Jungle

/ʤʌˈŋgʌl/ - [junggul] - jun•gle

We found 14 definitions of jungle from 8 different sources.

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What does jungle mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: jungles

jungle - an impenetrable equatorial forest
  woods, forest, wood the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
jungle - a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
  location a point or extent in space
jungle - a place where hoboes camp
  hobo camp
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • jungle (n.)
    A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • jungle
    An area of wilderness, usually large, usually covered by thick vegetation, mainly untouched by humans.
  • jungle
    Thick and intricate forest typical of monsoon regions like India and Malaysia

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • jungle
    jung′gl, n. land covered with thick brushwood, &c.—ns. Jungle-fē′ver, a severe malarial or remittent fever; Jung′le-fowl, a wild species of genus Gallus, the parent of our barn-door fowl.—adj. Jung′ly. [Sans. jañgala, desert.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • jungle
    A wilderness of wood; in Bengal the word is also applied to a tract covered with long grass, which grows to an extraordinary height. Jungles are dreaded for the fevers they engender.

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  • The jungle is a forest in a tropical placec. In jungles, it rains a lot. Scientists think that more types of animals and plants live in the jungles than everywhere else. Jungles are hot most of the time (having high temperature). When many people talk about jungles, they may also mean rainforests.

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