How to pronounce terrain
American English pronunciation
tuh-RAYN
- IPA
- /təˈɹeɪn/
- Syllables
- tuh · RAYN (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What terrain means
The kind of land in a place, like rocky or hilly ground
In a sentence: Our bikes bounced over the bumpy terrain on the mountain trail.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, from the Latin word terra, meaning "earth."
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