vasteland

Definitions of vasteland
  1. noun
    the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
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    type of:
    aardbodem, aarde, bodem, grond, land
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  2. noun
    the solid part of the earth's surface
    synonyms: aardbodem, aarde, bodem, grond, land
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    Kaap-Verdische Eilanden
    a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
    West-Indië
    the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area
    Groot-Brittannië
    an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
    Afrika
    the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
    Antarctica
    an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
    Europa
    the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
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    archipel, eilandengroep, eilandenrijk
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
    kaap, voorgebergte
    a strip of land projecting into a body of water
    kustvlakte
    a plain adjacent to a coast
    grond
    the ground on which people and animals move about
    uiterwaard, voorland, waard
    land forming the forward margin of something
    bebossing, bosgrond, timmerhout, werkhout, woud, zaaghout
    land that is covered with trees and shrubs
    bomenpartij, boomgroep, eiland, riviereiland
    a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    istmus, landengte
    a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
    schiereiland
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
    vlak, vlakte
    extensive tract of level open land
    continent, werelddeel
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    groenhout
    woodlands in full leaf
    hei, heide, heidegrond, heideveld, hoogveen
    open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
    grassteppe, poesta, steppe
    extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
    subcontinent
    a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent
    kustland, kuststaat
    low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
    mossteppe, toendra
    a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
    type of:
    ding, voorwerp
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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