flatland

noun

flat·​land ˈflat-ˌland How to pronounce flatland (audio)
1
: a region in which the land is predominantly flat
usually used in plural
2
: land that lacks significant variation in elevation
flatlander noun

Examples of flatland in a Sentence

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Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens: Nestled in the flatlands of San Marino, away from the hills of Pasadena and Altadena, the Huntington and its historic buildings, significant paintings, priceless books and gorgeous gardens are not close to evacuation zones. Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 The National Weather Service warned of 80 to 100 mph offshore winds in the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties and 50 to 80 mph offshore winds for the coastal flatlands, inland valleys and canyons of the Los Angeles area. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025 An image immediately came to mind: Frisch, Buck, and Boebert, all of them neighbors on the vast flatlands of Windsor. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 From the flatlands of West Tennessee to the soaring hills of East Tennessee, one of the state's most precious resources, its farmland, or 10 million acres, is in danger of significantly dwindling if preservation measures are not taken, according to agriculture industry experts. Kerri Bartlett, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flatland 

Word History

First Known Use

1735, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flatland was in 1735

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“Flatland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatland. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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