flatland

flat·land

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flat-land]
- /ˈflætˌlænd/
- /ˈflæˌt.lænd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flat-land]
- /ˈflætˌlænd/

Definitions of flatland word

noun flatland a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief. 1
noun flatland Land with no hills, valleys, or mountains. 1
noun flatland an area of land notable for its levelness or flatness 0
noun flatland land or a region of land that is extremely level 0
noun flatland Any land of relatively constant altitude (with no hills). 0

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Origin of flatland

First appearance:

before 1725

One of the 49% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1725-35; flat1 + -land

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Parts of speech for Flatland

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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flatland popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for flatland

noun flatland

meadow — a tract of grassland used for pasture or serving as a hayfield.
field — Cyrus West, 1819–92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.
prairie — a historical novel (1827) by James Fenimore Cooper.
steppe — an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.

All 16 Synonyms of flatland