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thirstland

thirstland noun: an extensive arid region.

Noun

thirstland (plural thirstlands)

  1. (South Africa) An extensive arid region.
    • On a few excruciating expeditions into the thirstland we found some melon-like objects, but we were too scared to try them in case they were poisonous.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 130
    • […] explorer of the great thirstlands of Botswana and Namibia, […]1991, Peter Hathaway Capstick, Sands Of Silence: On Safari In Namibia, page 66

Forms of thirstland

pluralthirstlands

Origin of thirstland

From thirst + land.

Questions about thirstland

What does thirstland mean?
Thirstland means an extensive arid region.
What part of speech is thirstland?
Thirstland is a noun.
What is the plural of thirstland?
The plural of thirstland is thirstlands.

Words near thirstland in the dictionary

  1. thirstily
  2. thirstiness
  3. thirsting
  4. thirstingly
  5. thirstings
  6. thirstland
  7. thirstlands
  8. thirstless
  9. thirstlessness
  10. thirsts
  11. thirsty

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