Barren Grounds — Barren Bar ren (b[a^]r ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br[ e]haigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. br[ e]kha[ n], markha[ n], sterile; LL. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barren Grounds — (spr. graunds, »unfruchtbare Böden«), die schauerlich kahlen Fels und Eisbodenflächen im nördlichen Kanada, die besonders nördlich vom Doobaunt und östlich vom Großen Bärensee weite Räume einnehmen, und die in begünstigten Lagen von Zwergbirken… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Barren Grounds — [ bærən graʊndz, englisch »unfruchtbare Böden«] Plural, das von Tundrenvegetation bedeckte subarktische Gebiet Kanadas, mit nur im Sommer oberflächlich auftauenden Böden, subarktische Tierwelt und geringer Besiedlung … Universal-Lexikon
Barren Grounds — The region of northern Canada, lying between the Mackenzie River and Hudson Bay, and from the northern timber line to the Arctic. First visited by Samuel Hearne in 1770 1772. Late explorers who traversed portions of the country are Franklin,… … The makers of Canada
Barren Grounds — a sparsely inhabited region of tundra in N Canada, esp. in the area W of Hudson Bay. Also called Barren Lands. * * * ▪ region, Canada also called Barren Lands, vast sub Arctic prairie (tundra) region of northern mainland Canada lying… … Universalium
Barren Grounds — Sp Dỹkvietės Ap Barren Grounds Ap Barren Lands L kraštov. Kanadoje (Nunavutas, ŠV teritorijos) … Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė
Barren Grounds Bird Observatory — The Barren Grounds Bird Observatory was situated in the Barren Grounds Nature Reserve on the escarpment of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It was opened in 1982 by Birds Australia as Australia s third bird observatory, in… … Wikipedia
Barren Grounds Nature Reserve — The Barren Grounds Nature Reserve occupies 1532 hectares in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. It is located east of Budderoo National Park, and west of the city of Kiama, New South Wales. The reserve can also be accessed from the south,… … Wikipedia
Barren Grounds — a sparsely inhabited region of tundra in N Canada, esp. in the area W of Hudson Bay. Also called Barren Lands … Useful english dictionary
Barren Grounds — Bar′ren Grounds′ n. pl. geg a sparsely inhabited region of tundra in N Canada. Also called Bar′ren Lands′ … From formal English to slang