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flat⋅land

[flat-land]
–noun
a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief.

Origin:
1725–35, Americanism; flat 1 + -land


flatlander, noun
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flat·land   (flāt'lānd', -lənd)   
n.  
  1. Land that varies little in elevation.

  2. flatlands A geographic area composed chiefly of land that varies little in elevation.

flat'land'er n.
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