Jungle Definition

jŭnggəl

jungles

noun

jungles

Land in a wet, tropical region, usually with large trees, dense underbrush, and a hot climate.

Webster's New World

A dense thicket or growth.

American Heritage

Any confused, tangled growth, collection, etc.

Webster's New World

A form of electronic dance music originating in England in the early 1990s, that blends elements of hip hop, reggae, techno, and house music, emphasizing fast tempos, heavy, elongated bass beats, and highly syncopated, complicated breakbeats and rhythms.

Webster's New World

Something made up of many confused elements; a bewildering complex or maze.

Sorting through the jungle of regulations.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Jungle

Noun

Singular:

jungle

Plural:

jungles

Origin of Jungle

1776, via Hindi जंगल and Urdu جنگل (jangal), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”).

From Wiktionary
Ultimately from Sanskrit jaṅgalam desert, wasteland, uncultivated area from jaṅgala- desert, waste

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition