"flatland" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflatlənd/ [UK], /ˈflatland/ [UK] Forms: flatlands [plural]
Etymology: From flat + land. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flat|land}} flat + land Head templates: {{en-noun}} flatland (plural flatlands)
  1. Synonym of plain (“land of relatively constant altitude”) Synonyms: plain [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-flatland-en-noun-otLA9qgt
  2. (Ireland, colloquial) An urban region with many flats or apartments to rent. Tags: Ireland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-flatland-en-noun-~fIrHvgz Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flatlander

Inflected forms

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