English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

erämaa — meaning in English

Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead

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

  1. noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
  2. noun The act of using something carelessly or without getting proper value from it.
  3. verb To use something carelessly or fail to make good use of it.
  4. adjective Not used, cultivated, or wanted; discarded or barren.

wasteland — full definition

  1. noun An area of land that is barren, ruined, or has no useful resources.
  2. noun Any place, situation, or period seen as bleak, empty, or lacking value.

Related Finnish words