wasteland
/ˈweɪstlænd/noun
उच्चारण वेस्ट्लैन्ड
बंजर भूमि, परती ज़मीन, उजाड़ इलाका
Core word
noun
- 1
[C, U]
an area of land that cannot be used or that is no longer used for building or growing things on
बंजर भूमि, परती ज़मीन, उजाड़ इलाका
- The factory site has become an industrial wasteland.
- Large areas of wasteland are being turned into forests.
Synonyms desert wilderness wilds barren land
- 2
[C, usually sing.] disapproving
a place, a time or a situation that has nothing interesting, good or valuable in it
(सांस्कृतिक या बौद्धिक) शून्यता, सूनापन
- The town was a cultural wasteland, with no library or theatre.
- The factory closure turned the once busy town into an economic wasteland.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Waste Land (1922), written as two words, is a famous long poem by the poet T S Eliot.
The Waste Land (1922), जो दो शब्दों में लिखा जाता है, कवि T S Eliot की प्रसिद्ध लंबी कविता है।