wasteland

A barren or desolate area of land, typically one that is uninhabited and unsuitable for cultivation or development.

ruБесплодная или пустынная территория, обычно необитаемая и непригодная для возделывания или застройки.esTerritorio árido o desolado, generalmente deshabitado e improductivo para el cultivo o la construcción; también puede referirse a una zona devastada o abandonada.frTerritoire stérile ou désertique, généralement inhabité et impropre à la culture ou à la construction. Peut aussi désigner une zone dévastée ou à l'abandon.deUnfruchtbares oder ödes Gebiet, meist unbewohnt und für Ackerbau oder Bebauung ungeeignet; auch übertragen für einen geistig oder kulturell leeren Bereich.ptTerreno estéril ou desértico, geralmente inabitado e impróprio para cultivo ou construção. Também pode designar uma área abandonada, degradada ou sem utilidade.zh荒芜或贫瘠的土地，通常无人居住，不适宜耕种或开发建设。arأرض قاحلة أو خالية من الحياة والنبات، وغير صالحة للزراعة أو البناء، وغالباً ما تكون مهجورة أو غير مأهولة.

1. Barren or desolate area B2 formal

   A barren, empty, or uninhabited area of land, often considered worthless for cultivation or development.

   • The abandoned factory turned the area into an industrial wasteland.
   • After the drought, the farmland became a dry wasteland.
   • The desert stretched out before them, a vast and empty wasteland.

   ruПустошьesPáramo o tierra baldíafrTerre désoléedeÖdlandptTerra devastadazh荒地arأرض قاحلة

   Synonyms: badlandsbarrendesertdust bowlwastewilderness

   Antonyms: fertilegardenoasisparadise

2. Metaphorical emptiness C1 formal

   A place, situation, or period of time that is spiritually, intellectually, or culturally empty or unproductive.

   • The post-war years were a cultural wasteland for the country.
   • He felt his life had become a wasteland of routine and boredom.
   • The internet can be a wasteland of misinformation and trivial content.

   ruПустошьespáramo culturalfrDésert (au sens figuré)deÖdeptVaziozh荒原arأرض قاحلة

   Synonyms: barrennessdesertemptinessvacuumvoidwastewilderness

• wastelands plural form
• wastelands' possessive plural form
• wasteland's possessive singular form