ghostland

English

Etymology

From ghost +‎ land.

Noun

ghostland (plural ghostlands)

1. A land inhabited by ghosts.
   • 1997, Japan in a Nutshell, page 74:

     […] a ghostland beyond the mountains, or of an Underworld — a dark realm of polluted souls.

2. A land that has become deserted, like a ghost town.
   • 2013 (quote orig. publ. 1972?), Frank Zelko, Make It a Green Peace!, page 90:

     […] a ghostland of wrecked totems and abandoned canneries.