WEALD


Meaning of WEALD in English

an area of attractive countryside in south-east England which includes parts of the counties of Kent , Surrey and Sussex . It is known especially as an area where many fruit and vegetables are grown. It was formerly covered by woods, and weald is an old-fashioned word meaning wild, i.e. not cultivated.

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