/ wəʊldz; NAmE woʊldz/ noun
[ pl. ] used in the names of places in Britain for an area of high open land :
the Yorkshire Wolds
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English wald wooded upland , of Germanic origin; perhaps related to wild . Compare with Weald .
/ wəʊldz; NAmE woʊldz/ noun
[ pl. ] used in the names of places in Britain for an area of high open land :
the Yorkshire Wolds
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English wald wooded upland , of Germanic origin; perhaps related to wild . Compare with Weald .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005