Definitions for jungleˈdʒʌŋ gəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jun•gleˈdʒʌŋ gəl(n.)
wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, esp. tropical vegetation.
Category: Ecology
a tract of such land.
any confused mass or agglomeration of objects; jumble.
something that baffles or perplexes; maze:
a jungle of rules and regulations.
a place or scene of violence, struggle for survival, or ruthless competition:
The city was a concrete jungle.
Slang. a hobo camp.
Origin of jungle:
1770–80; < Hindi jaṅgal < Pali, Prakrit jaṅgala rough, waterless place
jun′gly(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
jungle(noun)
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
hobo camp, jungle(noun)
a place where hoboes camp
jungle(noun)
an impenetrable equatorial forest
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
jungle(noun)ˈdʒʌŋ gəl
an area with dense tropical plants and trees
a trek through the jungle; the jungles of South America
jungleˈdʒʌŋ gəl
a confusing, sometimes frightening, situation
a jungle of tax laws
Wiktionary
jungle(Noun)
A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
jungle(Noun)
A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.
Itu2019s a jungle out there.
jungle(Noun)
An area where hobos camp together.
jungle(Noun)
A style of electronic music related to drum and bass.
Origin: 1776, via जंगल and جنگل, from .
Webster Dictionary
Jungle(noun)
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
Translations for jungle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jungle(noun)
a thick growth of trees and plants in tropical areas
the Amazon jungle; Tigers are found in the jungles of Asia; (also adjective) soldiers trained in jungle warfare.
- oerwoud, bos, ruigte, wildernisAfrikaans
- غابَهArabic
- джунглаBulgarian
- selvaPortuguese (BR)
- džungle; džunglovýCzech
- der DschungelGerman
- jungle; jungle-Danish
- ζούγκλαGreek
- selvaSpanish
- džungelEstonian
- جنگلFarsi
- viidakkoFinnish
- jungleFrench
- יָעַר-עָדHebrew
- जंगल, अव्यवस्थित वस्तुओं का समूहHindi
- džunglaCroatian
- dzsungelHungarian
- hutan, rimbaIndonesian
- frumskógurIcelandic
- giunglaItalian
- 密林Japanese
- 밀림Korean
- džiunglėsLithuanian
- džungļi; džungļu-Latvian
- hutan rimbaMalay
- oerwoudDutch
- jungelNorwegian
- dżunglaPolish
- جنگلPersian
- ځنګل، ګڼى ونىPashto
- selvaPortuguese
- junglăRomanian
- джунглиRussian
- džungľa; džungľovýSlovak
- džunglaSlovenian
- džunglaSerbian
- djungelSwedish
- ป่าทึบThai
- vahşî tropikal ormanTurkish
- 叢林Chinese (Trad.)
- джунглі; хащаUkrainian
- جنگلUrdu
- rừng nhiệt đớiVietnamese
- 丛林Chinese (Simp.)
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