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- DictionaryJun·gle/ˈjəNGɡ(ə)l/
noun
- 1. an area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics: "we set off into the jungle"
- 2. a style of dance music incorporating elements of ragga, hip-hop, and hard core and consisting almost exclusively of very fast electronic drum tracks and slower synthesized bass lines, originating in Britain in the early 1990s.
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 recent century. Etymology. The word jungle originates from the Sanskrit word jaṅgala ( जङ्गल ), meaning rough and arid.
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.
JUNGLE meaning: 1. a tropical forest in which trees and plants grow very closely together: 2. an uncontrolled or…. Learn more.
Definition of jungle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
B1. an area of land, usually in tropical countries, where trees and plants grow close together. (Definition of jungle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of jungle. in Chinese (Traditional) 叢林, 熱帶叢林, 不整潔的地方… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 丛林, 热带丛林, 不整洁的地方… See more. in Spanish.
noun. a wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, especially tropical vegetation or a tropical rainforest. a tract of such land. a wilderness of dense overgrowth; a piece of swampy, thickset forestland. any confused mass or agglomeration of objects; jumble: a jungle of wrecked automobiles.
JUNGLE meaning: 1 : a tropical forest where plants and trees grow very thickly; 2 : a harsh or dangerous place or situation in which people struggle to survive or succeed.
