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Definition of heath noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heath

noun
 
/hiːθ/
 
/hiːθ/
 [countable, uncountable]
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  1. a large area of open land that is not used for farming and is covered with rough grass and other small wild plants
    • on the heath Wild ponies roam free on the heath.
    • The marshland gave way to heath and sandy scrub.
    Topics Geographyc2
    Word OriginOld English hǣth, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch heide and German Heide.
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