ghostland

noun — 2 senses

ghostland

noun

Etymology From ghost + land.

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

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