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wasteland

Syllabification: (waste·land)
Pronunciation: /ˈwāstˌland/

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Definition of wasteland

noun

  • an unused area of land that has become barren or overgrown.
  • a bleak, unattractive, and unused or neglected urban or industrial area:the restoration of industrial wasteland figurativethe mid 70s are now seen as something of a cultural wasteland

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