noun
deadland
Deadland (noun) means a barren area, such as a desert, where nothing can live.
noun
1
A barren area, such as a desert, where nothing can live.
"These must be the real deadlands. Here, there is no new growth to camouflage what the wars have done."
— Ellen Dee Davidson, Stolen Voices (2005)
2
A place associated with death, or a deadly land.
"Nations that imprison, torture, assassinate, or drive their writers into exile fall into the deadlands of their own darkness."
— Ben Okri, A Time For New Dreams (2011)
3
A word for life after death, in beliefs where it brings no reward or punishment.
"They feared lest passing souls, which had just quitted the bodies of dying people, should enter their huts and carry off the souls of the inmates to deadland."
— Sir James George Frazer, The Golden Bough: Taboo and the perils of the soul (1990)
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Etymology
Formed from dead and land.
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of deadland?
"deadland" (noun) means a barren area, such as a desert, where nothing can live.
What are the different meanings of deadland?
"deadland" has 3 main meanings: 1. A barren area, such as a desert, where nothing can live; 2. A place associated with death, or a deadly land; 3. A word for life after death, in beliefs where it brings no reward or punishment.
