badlands
Translation
badlands
Examples
We drove through the rocky badlands.
We drove through the rocky badlands.
The badlands are difficult to farm.
The badlands are difficult to farm.
Grammar Patterns
the badlands a region of barren, eroded land We drove through the rocky badlands.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wasteland, barren land, desert
Etymology
A direct translation of the Lakota "mako sica" and French "mauvaises terres à traverser," meaning "bad lands to travel across."
Memory Tips
Picture a "bad land" - a place that is dry, rocky, and bad for farming or living.