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flatland

Syllabification: (flat·land)
Pronunciation: /ˈflatˌland/

Definition of flatland

noun

  • 1 (also flatlands) land with no hills, valleys, or mountains:another 100 miles of flatland
  • 2 [as place name] an imagined land existing in only two dimensions.
    [from the title of a book, Flatland (1884), by E. A. Abbot]
  • 3British an urban area in which the majority of dwellings are flats (apartments):London flatland

Derivatives

flatlander

noun
she’s been enthralling flatlanders with her tales of the mountains

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