- Jungle
Jungle (engl., spr. Dschongl), s. Dschungeln. Daher Junglefieber (Sumpf- od. Malariafieber), ein dem Typhus u. der Pest sich näherndes Wechselfieber.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Jungle
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jungle — [ ʒœ̃gl; ʒɔ̃gl ] n. f. • 1796; mot angl., de l hindoustani jangal « steppe » 1 ♦ Dans les pays de mousson, Forme de savane couverte de hautes herbes, de broussailles et d arbres, où vivent les grands fauves. Les lianes de la jungle. « Le Livre de … Encyclopédie Universelle
Jungle — Orígenes musicales Techno, dancehall, dub, hardcore, breakbeat, rave Orígenes culturales Finales de los 1980 Reino Unido … Wikipedia Español
Jungle — ist ein Stil der elektronischen Musik, der sich durch schnelle gebrochene Rhythmen, sogenannte Breakbeats, auszeichnet. Der Stil entstand unter starken Einflüssen der Tradition von Raggamuffin und Dancehall aus dem britischen Hardcore. Jungle… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jungle — usually refers to a dense forest in a hot climate, such as a tropical rainforest. The word Jungle originates from the Sanskrit word Jangala which means a desert or uncultivated land [http://www.answers.com/topic/jungle?cat=technology] . The term… … Wikipedia
Jungle — Jun gle (j[u^][ng] g l), n. [Hind. jangal desert, forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.] 1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India, Africa,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jungle — Jungle is a form of dance music characterized by the use of high speed (usually around 160 beats per minute), highly syncopated drums and simple looped bass lines. Early jungle records often used a reggae/ragga ‘toasting’ style lead vocal,… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
jungle — (n.) 1776, from Hindi jangal desert, forest, wasteland, uncultivated ground, from Skt. jangala s arid, sparsely grown with trees, of unknown origin. Specific sense of land overgrown by vegetation in a wild, tangled mass is first recorded 1849;… … Etymology dictionary
jungle — ► NOUN 1) an area of land with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically in the tropics. 2) a very bewildering or competitive place. 3) a style of dance music with very fast electronic drum tracks and slower synthesized bass lines. ● the law … English terms dictionary
jungle — jun‧gle [ˈdʒʌŋgl] noun [singular] a situation in which a lot of people or businesses are competing with each other in a very determined way: • Without the free publicity, the firm would be lost in the jungle of TV advertising … Financial and business terms
jungle — [juŋ′gəl] n. [Hindi jangal, desert forest, jungle < Sans jaṅgala, wasteland, desert] 1. land in a wet, tropical region, usually with large trees, dense underbrush, and a hot climate 2. any confused, tangled growth, collection, etc. ☆ 3. Slang… … English World dictionary
