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playground

(pleɪgraʊnd)
Word forms: plural playgrounds
1. countable noun
A playground is a piece of land, at school or in a public area, where children can play.
2.  See also adventure playground
3. countable noun [usually singular]
If you describe a place as a playground for a certain group of people, you mean that those people like to enjoy themselves there or go on holiday there.
...St Tropez, playground of the rich and famous. [+ of]
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playground in British English

(ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd)
noun
1. 
an outdoor area for children's play, esp one having swings, slides, etc, or adjoining a school
2. 
a place or region particularly popular as a sports or holiday resort
3. 
a sphere of activity
reading was his private playground

playground in American English

(ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd)
noun
1. 
a place, often part of a schoolyard, for outdoor games and recreation
2. 
a popular resort area

Examples of 'playground' in a sentence
playground

It sounds like a sweet exchange in the school playground.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It's as bad as a school playground.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have beautiful schools and beautiful playgrounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The place is a playground for adults.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It effectively means the beautiful sprawling town at the centre of the game becomes a massive playground.
The Sun (2012)
The holiday playground of today conceals a more sinister past.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There was unrest in synagogues and school playgrounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One sees more constructive behaviour in primary school playgrounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Last week he warned primaries to be very careful about sacrificing playgrounds and outdoor space for extra classrooms.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In the garden the family also have a large trampoline and a big wooden playground area featuring swings and a climbing frame.
The Sun (2010)
Look out for the playground where little people clamber over a giant outstretched Gulliver.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Its owners have use of a communal swimming pool, bar area and playground.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They have become playgrounds for a generation of super-rich rather than a mass spectator sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The top flight has become a pre-school playground.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Not surprising, her move was straight out of a primary school playground.
The Sun (2013)
Many comics find they're funny on the school playground fending off bullies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But compared with what you hear in most school playgrounds it's positively chaste.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They scout for food on roofs and in such places as playgrounds and garage forecourts, as well as beside rivers and ponds.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
THE Cairngorms are an outdoor playground like no other.
The Sun (2016)
The popular playground pastime of the Eighties is making a comeback - this time with a difference.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The Riviera was becoming the holiday playground of European society.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
The present British Library has lost its historic purpose and has become a playground for young students.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The county was to become a holiday playground for those bold enough to venture west of the River Tamar.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)

In other languages
playground

British English: playground /ˈpleɪˌɡraʊnd/ NOUN
A playground is a piece of land where children can play.
...a seven-year-old boy playing in a school playground.
  • American English: playground
  • Arabic: مَلْعَب
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pátio de recreio
  • Chinese: 操场
  • Croatian: igralište
  • Czech: dětské hřiště
  • Danish: legeplads
  • Dutch: speeltuin
  • European Spanish: columpios
  • Finnish: leikkikenttä
  • French: cour de récréation
  • German: Spielplatz
  • Greek: παιδική χαρά
  • Italian: parco giochi
  • Japanese: 遊び場
  • Korean: 운동장
  • Norwegian: lekeplass
  • Polish: plac gier i zabaw
  • European Portuguese: parque infantil
  • Romanian: loc de joacă
  • Russian: площадка для игр
  • Latin American Spanish: columpios
  • Swedish: lekplats
  • Thai: สนามเด็กเล่น
  • Turkish: oyun alanı
  • Ukrainian: дитячий майданчик
  • Vietnamese: sân chơi

Chinese translation of 'playground'

playground

(ˈpleɪɡraund)

n (c)

  1. (at school) 运(運)动(動)场(場) (yùndòngchǎng) (个(個), gè)
  2. (in park) 游(遊)戏(戲)场(場) (yóuxìchǎng) (个(個), gè)
(noun) 
Definition
an outdoor area for children's play, either with swings and slides, or adjoining a school
a children's zoo with a playground
Synonyms
play park
play area
recreation ground
adventure playground (British)

Synonyms of 'playground'

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