- an equatorial forest area with luxuriant vegetation, often almost impenetrable
- any dense or tangled thicket or growth
- a place of intense competition or ruthless struggle for survival: the concrete jungle
- a type of fast electronic dance music, originating in the early 1990s, which combines elements of techno and ragga
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
jun•gle /ˈdʒʌŋgəl/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Ecologywild land overgrown with thick, dense plant life, often nearly impossible to penetrate: [uncountable]The country is all jungle.[countable]the jungles of the world.
- something that causes confusion:[countable]a jungle of rules and regulations.
- a place of violent struggle:[countable]the jungle of the ghetto streets.
jun•gle
( jung′gəl),USA pronunciation n.
jun′gled, adj.
Jungle, The,
- Ecologya wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, esp. tropical vegetation or a tropical rain forest.
- a tract of such land.
- a wilderness of dense overgrowth;
a piece of swampy, thickset forestland. - any confused mass or agglomeration of objects;
jumble:a jungle of wrecked automobiles. - something that baffles or perplexes;
maze:a jungle of legal double-talk. - a scene of violence and struggle for survival:The neglected prison was a jungle for its inmates.
- a place or situation of ruthless competition:the advertising jungle.
- [Slang.]a hobo camp.
- Pali, Prakrit jaṅgala rough, waterless place
- Hindi jaṅgal
- 1770–80
Jungle, The,
- Literaturea novel (1906) by Upton Sinclair.
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jungle /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/ n