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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 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.
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.
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.
Definition of jungle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 definition: an area of land, usually in tropical countries, where trees and plants grow close together. Learn more.
1. (Physical Geography) an equatorial forest area with luxuriant vegetation, often almost impenetrable. 2. any dense or tangled thicket or growth. 3. a place of intense competition or ruthless struggle for survival: the concrete jungle. 4.
