Word Study
wasteland
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wasteland, n.
1 an unproductive or useless area of land.
2 a place or time considered spiritually or intellectually barren.
1 an unproductive or useless area of land.
2 a place or time considered spiritually or intellectually barren.
THESAURUS
wasteland
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