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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈweɪstlænd/
wasteland means: An area so badly destroyed or damaged that people cannot live there.
noun
An area so badly destroyed or damaged that people cannot live there.
- The bombs left a wasteland.
- Toxic waste turned the valley into an uninhabitable wasteland.
- Families fled the wasteland that had once been their city.
An area where almost nothing grows and useful natural resources have disappeared.
- Nothing grows in this wasteland.
- Years of drought turned the farms into wasteland.
- They crossed a dusty wasteland without finding water.
Land that is not being used for farming, buildings, or any other purpose.
- Children played on the wasteland.
- The council turned unused wasteland into a park.
- There is a patch of wasteland behind the factory.
A place or area of activity that seems empty, dull, or lacking anything worth enjoying.
- He called the town a cultural wasteland.
- Without its music clubs, the district felt like a wasteland.
- She dismissed evening television as an intellectual wasteland.
Questions about wasteland
What does wasteland mean?
An area so badly destroyed or damaged that people cannot live there.
What is wasteland in other languages?
Türkçe: harap bölge · Español: zona devastada · Français: zone dévastée · Deutsch: verwüstetes Gebiet · Italiano: terra devastata · 日本語: 荒廃地
How do you pronounce wasteland?
It is pronounced /ˈweɪstlænd/.
How do you use wasteland in a sentence?
The bombs left a wasteland. Toxic waste turned the valley into an uninhabitable wasteland.
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