wasteland
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noun
1.
land that is uncultivated or barren.
2.
an area that is devastated, as by flood, storm, or war.
3.
something, as a period of history, phase of existence, or locality, that is spiritually or intellectually barren.
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| —n | |
| 1. | 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 |
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Wasteland
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
The end of civilization won't be pretty, and neither is the wasteland depicted in the comic.
Recklessly starving the world's fourth-largest lake to irrigate crops turned rich waters into a barren wasteland.
In many instances wasteland contributes to the productivity of other types of farmland.
It is a history of change from wetland to wasteland and back again.
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