wasteland

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English wast lond, modification of earlier weste lond, from Old English weste land (“wasteland”); equivalent to waste +‎ land. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈweɪs(t)ˌland/, /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlənd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlænd/, /ˈweɪs(t)ˌlənd/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwæes(t)ˌlɛnd/, /ˈwæes(t)ˌlɘnd/ === Noun === wasteland (plural wastelands) A place with no remaining resources; a desert. 2007, Kai Hansen, "To Mother Earth", Gamma Ray, Land of the Free II. Any barren or uninteresting place. A devastated, uninhabitable area. Unused land. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====