Definition
Places where digging is done, especially mines or archaeological excavation sites; also, places where gold or other minerals are extracted.
Etymology
From 'digging' (present participle of 'dig') plus the plural noun suffix '-s'. The word became especially prominent during gold rushes, referring to mining operations and claims.
Kelly Says
During the California Gold Rush of 1849, thousands of miners went to the diggings hoping to strike it rich—these informal excavation sites were so chaotic that they became legendary in American frontier stories.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መሬት Excavate
me-reyet eks-ka-vate
CACatalà
excavacions
eks-ka-va-s-yo-nes
CSČeština
výkopy
vee-ko-py
DADansk
gravninger
grav-ninger
DEDeutsch
Grabungen
gra-bu-ngen
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκαφή
kata-ska-fi
ESEspañol
excavacions
eks-ka-va-s-yo-nes
FISuomi
kaivaukset
kai-vau-k-set
FRFrançais
fouilles
fwee-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
galian
ga-lee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
penemuan
pe-ne-mu-an
NLNederlands
graven
gra-ven
PLPolski
kopanie
ko-pa-nee
PTPortuguês
escavações
es-ka-va-sow-es
RORomână
săpături
sa-pa-tu-ri
RUРусский
раскопки
ras-kop-ki
SVSvenska
grävningar
grav-ningar
SWKiswahili
ujenzi
oo-jen-zi
TLTL
pagsisiyasat
pa-gsi-si-ya-sat
UKУкраїнська
розкопки
roz-kop-ky
VITiếng Việt
đào tạo
dao tao
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-ku-th-wa-la