noun

badlands

badlands

We drove through the rocky badlands.

We drove through the rocky badlands.

The badlands are difficult to farm.

The badlands are difficult to farm.

the badlands a region of barren, eroded land We drove through the rocky badlands.

Synonyms: wasteland, barren land, desert

A direct translation of the Lakota "mako sica" and French "mauvaises terres à traverser," meaning "bad lands to travel across."

Picture a "bad land" - a place that is dry, rocky, and bad for farming or living.

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