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wasteland
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waste·land  (wstlnd)
n.
1. Land that is desolate, barren, or ravaged.
2. A place, era, or aspect of life considered as lacking in spiritual, aesthetic, or other humanizing qualities; a vacuum: a cultural wasteland.

wasteland [ˈweɪstˌlænd]
n
1. (Social Science / Human Geography) a barren or desolate area of land, not or no longer used for cultivation or building
2. a region, period in history, etc., that is considered spiritually, intellectually, or aesthetically barren or desolate American television is a cultural wasteland
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wasteland - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivationwasteland - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
heathland, heath - a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation
wild, wilderness - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

wasteland
noun wilderness, waste, wild, desert, void Pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland.
Translations
wasteland [ˈweɪstlænd] N
1. (undeveloped) → terreno m baldío or yermo, tierra f baldía or yerma; (uncultivated) → erial m
industrial wastelandterreno m industrial baldío
2. (fig) → desierto m
a cultural wastelandun desierto cultural
wasteland [ˈweɪstlænd] n
(= waste ground) (in country)terres fpl à l'abandon; (in town)terrain m vague
(fig) (= desert) → désert m
waste materials npldéchets mpl
waste materials from the oil industry → les déchets de l'industrie pétrolière
wastepaper basket [weɪstˈpeɪpər] ncorbeille f à papier
waste pipe n(tuyau m de) vidange f
waste products npl
déchets mpl
wasteland [ˈweɪstˌlænd] nterra desolata


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