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wasteland

[weyst-land]

noun

  1. land that is uncultivated or barren.

  2. an area that is devastated, as by flood, storm, or war.

  3. something, as a period of history, phase of existence, or locality, that is spiritually or intellectually barren.



wasteland

/ ˈɱɪˌæԻ /

noun

  1. a barren or desolate area of land, not or no longer used for cultivation or building

  2. a region, period in history, etc, that is considered spiritually, intellectually, or aesthetically barren or desolate

    American television is a cultural wasteland

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of wasteland1

First recorded in 1630–40; waste + -land
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We can, however, observe that the South African “white genocide” narrative resembles the widespread perception that New York City has experienced an explosion of violent crime, and that the city’s subways are an anarchic wasteland.

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Amazon's popular adaptation of politically-tinged nuclear wasteland thriller Fallout is another example.

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The series takes place centuries after nuclear war turned most of the U.S. into an irradiated wasteland.

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She and others fear that the area could remain a wasteland while residential parts of Altadena move forward with rebuilding.

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He was once marked to be another poor kid from Texas, lost to America's wasteland, but instead rose to be one of the most recognisable faces on the planet.

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