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Bad lands

Bad lands Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Bad lands?
[n] an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bad lands: Badlands Related Terms | Find terms related to Bad lands: See Also | Cornhusker State | Coyote State | geographic area | geographic region | geographical area | geographical region | Mount Rushmore State | NE | Nebraska | SD | South Dakota Bad lands In Webster's Dictionary \Bad" lands"\
Barren regions, especially in the western United States,
where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often
eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by
ca[~n]ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage
increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence
the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises
Terres (bad lands).
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