thirstland

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noun

An extensive arid region.

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Meanings

nounthirstland (plural thirstlands)

plural thirstlands

  1. South AfricaAn extensive arid region.

    […] explorer of the great thirstlands of Botswana and Namibia, […]

    1991, Peter Hathaway Capstick, Sands Of Silence: On Safari In Namibia, page 66
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    On a few excruciating expeditions into the thirstland we found some melon-like objects, but we were too scared to try them in case they were poisonous.

    1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 130

Origin

From thirst + land.

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thirstland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirstland

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“thirstland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirstland. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thirstland,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thirstland.

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