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ghostland

ghostland noun: a land inhabited by ghosts.

Noun

ghostland (plural ghostlands)

  1. A land inhabited by ghosts.
    • […] a ghostland beyond the mountains, or of an Underworld — a dark realm of polluted souls.1997, Japan in a Nutshell, page 74
  2. A land that has become deserted, like a ghost town.
    • […] a ghostland of wrecked totems and abandoned canneries.2013 (quote orig. publ. 1972?), Frank Zelko, Make It a Green Peace!, page 90

Forms of ghostland

pluralghostlands

Origin of ghostland

From ghost + land.

Questions about ghostland

What does ghostland mean?
Ghostland means a land inhabited by ghosts.
What part of speech is ghostland?
Ghostland is a noun.
What is the plural of ghostland?
The plural of ghostland is ghostlands.

Words near ghostland in the dictionary

  1. ghostishly
  2. ghostism
  3. ghostkind
  4. ghostking
  5. ghostkings
  6. ghostland
  7. ghostlands
  8. ghostless
  9. ghostlessness
  10. ghostlet
  11. ghostlets

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