Meaning
moor, wasteland
- an extensive tract of barren, uncultivated, wild open land
In a sentence
I cavalieri attraversarono una landa desolata e battuta da venti gelidi.
The knights crossed a desolate moor swept by freezing winds.
Non crescevano alberi in quella landa sterile e silenziosa.
No trees grew in that sterile and silent wasteland.
Chi oserebbe avventurarsi da solo per queste lande misteriose?
Who would dare venture alone through these mysterious moors?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| landa | feminine · singular |
| lande | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Literary: primarily found in literature or poetry rather than everyday speech.
- Most frequently encountered in the fixed expressive collocation 'landa desolata'.