badlands
noun/ˈbædlændz/
/ˈbædlændz/
[plural]- large areas of land that have been farmed too much with the result that plants will not grow there
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- the Badlandsa large area of land in the western US where plants will not grow
Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): translation of French mauvaises terres.
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