Saltland

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any land feature characterized by an abundance of salt, including salt flats, salt pans, or salt marshes.

    "[…] in the saltlands. Wolves came out by night sometimes and carried off children straying late; sometimes a new - made grave was found open and empty in the morning, and people breathed of ghouls […] late travelers had heard voices[…]"

Example

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"[…] in the saltlands. Wolves came out by night sometimes and carried off children straying late; sometimes a new - made grave was found open and empty in the morning, and people breathed of ghouls […] late travelers had heard voices[…]"

Etymology

From salt + land.

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