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Meaning of flatland | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
ˈflatlənd

Definitions

  1. Synonym of plain (“land of relatively constant altitude”).
  2. Plain, flatland.
  3. An urban region with many flats or apartments to rent.
    Ireland, colloquial

Equivalents

Español llano

Examples

“After crossing the flatlands Lincoln, with its magnificent hilltop cathedral, comes into view before we pull into the station, with its lovely Tudor revival-style buildings.”
“Back then, at eighteen, in her humble bed-sit, in Dublin's 'flatland', she was lonely.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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