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[ˈbadlandz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- extensive tracts of heavily eroded, uncultivable land with little vegetation
(e.g: life somehow survives in these barren badlands)
- an area that is dangerous, unwelcoming, or derelict
(e.g: he starts the film trapped in post-apocalyptic badlands)
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Origin
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mid 19th century (originally US): translation of French mauvaises terres
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