badlands

English

/ˈbæd.lændz/

noun
Definitions
  • (geomorphology) An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.

Etymology

Derived from Lakota mako sica (land bad) compound from English bad + English lands.

Origin

English

lands

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