erämaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
- wasteland noun An area of land that is barren, ruined, or has no useful resources.
- wilderness noun A wild, natural area with no human settlement or cultivation.
Senses
erämaa is used for these senses in English:
- boondock (US, with article, almost always plural) A brushy, rural area or location.
- waste A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
- wasteland A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
- wilderness (uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
waste — full definition
- noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
- noun The act of using something carelessly or without getting proper value from it.
- verb To use something carelessly or fail to make good use of it.
- adjective Not used, cultivated, or wanted; discarded or barren.
wasteland — full definition
- noun An area of land that is barren, ruined, or has no useful resources.
- noun Any place, situation, or period seen as bleak, empty, or lacking value.