flatland

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English

Etymology

From flat +‎ land.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈflatlənd/, /ˈflatland/
  • Hyphenation: flat‧land

Noun

flatland (plural flatlands)

  1. Synonym of plain (“land of relatively constant altitude”)
  2. (Ireland, colloquial) An urban region with many flats or apartments to rent.
    • 2005, Esme Conway, Into Angels, page 18:
      Back then, at eighteen, in her humble bed-sit, in Dublin's 'flatland', she was lonely.

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