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Pronunciation / Transliteration: huāng dì
"这片荒地最终被开发成了一个公园。"
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An unused area of land that has become barren or desolate.
"The factory closure turned the industrial sector into a barren wasteland."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English 'wēste' (from Proto-Germanic *wōstijaz) + 'land'. Originally denoting uninhabited or uncultivated country, later taking on metaphorical senses of moral or intellectual desolation.
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terrain vague
Transliteration: te.ʁɛ̃ vaɡ
"La vieille usine est maintenant un terrain vague."
Ödland
Transliteration: øːd.lant
"Nach dem Brand war das Gebiet nur noch Ödland."
landafredda
Transliteration: terra desolata
Script: terra desolata
"Quella regione è diventata una terra desolata."
páramo
Transliteration: pa.ɾa.mo
"El viento frío soplaba sobre el páramo desierto."
terreno baldio
Transliteration: teˈʁe.nu balˈdi.u
"As crianças brincavam no terreno baldio perto de casa."
बंजर भूमि
Transliteration: banjar bhūmi
"सूखे के कारण यह इलाका बंजर भूमि बन गया है।"
荒地
Transliteration: huāng dì
"这片荒地最终被开发成了一个公园。"
황무지
Transliteration: hwangmuji
"전쟁으로 인해 도시가 황무지로 변했다."
荒野
Transliteration: kōya
"その街は災害によって荒野のような姿になった。"
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