flatland
English
Etymology
From flat + land.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈflatlənd/, /ˈflatland/
- Hyphenation: flat‧land
Noun
flatland (plural flatlands)
- Synonym of plain: land of relatively constant altitude, usually exclusive of forests, deserts, and wastelands.
- (Ireland, informal) An urban region with many flats or apartments to rent.
- 2005, Esme Conway, Into Angels, page 18:
- Back then, at eighteen, in her humble bed-sit, in Dublin's 'flatland', she was lonely.
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Derived terms
- flatlander
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