playground

English

Etymology

From play +‎ ground

Pronunciation

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Noun

Wikipedia playground (plural playgrounds)

1. (outdoors) A large open space to play on, usually for children.
2. A yard or other open-air space on a school campus where the children can play, especially during breaks
3. (urban) Small area with dedicated play equipment, usually for children

   The city park playgrounds offer various slides, tubes and swings.

4. (figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to do as they please.

   The exclusive tropical island was a millionaire's playground.

Related terms

• playfield
• playhouse
• playland
• playpen
• playroom

Translations

large open space to play on, usually for children

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 操場 (cmn), 操场 (cmn) (cāochǎng), 游樂園 (cmn), 游乐园 (cmn) (yóulèyuán)

• Danish: legeplads c, åbent område n
• Dutch: speelplein n, speelterrein n, speeltuin m
• Esperanto: ludejo (eo)
• French: cour de récréation (fr) f, terrain de jeu (fr) m
• German: Spielwiese (de) f, Spielplatz (de) m
• Greek: παιχνιδότοπος (el) (pechnidótopos) m, παιδική χαρά (el) (pedikí chará) f
• Hebrew: גן שעשועים (he) (gan sha'ashuím) m

• Hungarian: játszótér (hu)
• Japanese: 遊び場 (ja) (あそびば, asobiba)
• Macedonian: игралиште (mk) (igrálište) n
• Portuguese: parque (pt), parquinho (pt)
• Romanian: teren de joc (ro) n, loc de joacă (ro) n
• Russian: детская площадка (ru) (détskaja ploščádka) f
• Serbo-Croatian: ìgralīšte (sh) n
• Spanish: parque infantil (es) m
• Swahili: kiwanja (sw)
• Turkish: oyun alanı (tr), oyun sahası (tr)

open-air space on a school campus where the children can play

• Dutch: speelplein n, speelplaats
• French: cour de récréation (fr) f
• German: Schulhof (de) m
• Greek: αυλή (el) (avlí) f
• Norwegian: skolegård (no) m

• Russian: школьный двор (ru) (škól'nyj dvor) m
• Spanish: parque de recreo (es) m
• Swedish: skolgård (sv) c
• Turkish: okul bahçesi (tr)

small area for children

• Czech: hřiště (cs) n
• Danish: legeplads c, sandkasse c
• Dutch: speeltuin f, speelterrein n
• German: Spielplatz (de) m
• Greek: παιδότοπος (el) (pedótopos) m, παιδική χαρά (el) (pedikí chará) f
• Macedonian: игралиште (mk) (igrálište) n

• Norwegian: lekeplass (no) m
• Russian: детская площадка (ru) (détskaja ploščádka) f
• Serbo-Croatian: ìgralīšte (sh) n
• Spanish: juegos infantiles (es) m
• Swedish: lekplats (sv) c
• Turkish: oyun alanı (tr), oyun sahası (tr)

space to do what one pleases

• Danish: tumleplads c, sandkasse c
• Dutch: speelterrein n
• German: Spielwiese (de) f
• Greek: παιδική χαρά (el) (pedikí chará) f
• Macedonian: игралиште (mk) (igrálište) n

• Russian: игровая площадка (ru) (igrovája ploščádka) f
• Serbo-Croatian: ìgralīšte (sh) n
• Spanish: campo libre (es) m
• Swedish: lekplats (sv) c
• Turkish: deneme tahtası (tr)

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Translations to be checked

• French: cour de récréation
• Italian: campo giochi