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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Land akin to badlands, but having volcaniclastic rather than sedimentary rocks. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Land having an underlayer of basaltic lava and little or no soil. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

badlands

Etymology

From Spanish malpaís, from mal (“bad”) + país (“land”).

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