flatland

/ˈflatlənd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.09 in modern English

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Meaning

noun

noun

Colloquial

"After crossing the flatlands Lincoln, with its magnificent hilltop cathedral, comes into view before we pull into the station, with its lovely Tudor revival-style buildings."
"Back then, at eighteen, in her humble bed-sit, in Dublin's 'flatland', she was lonely."

From flat + land.

flatlands (plural)

flatlander

plain

Questions

How do you pronounce flatland?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflatlənd/.

What does flatland mean?

Synonym of plain (“land of relatively constant altitude”).

Where does flatland come from?

From flat + land.

How to pronounce flatland

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