flatland
noun
flat·land
ˈflat-ˌland 
1
: a region in which the land is predominantly flat
—usually used in plural
2
: land that lacks significant variation in elevation
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Already, these leaders no doubt suffer from a profound sense of insecurity, as their homelands have long been virtually surrounded by enemies, with flatlands open to invaders.
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Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
The Cool Patch maze, which rises from the flatlands near Interstate 80 just before the Sacramento Valley rolls up into the Vaca Mountains, got ever larger and more creative.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
His songs come from the dirt of the flatland of Arkansas.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
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Robert D. Kaplan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
Not toward Settembrini’s international republic of letters, and not back toward his simple bourgeois life down in the flatlands.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
The Cool Patch maze, which rises from the flatlands near Interstate 80 just before the Sacramento Valley rolls up into the Vaca Mountains, got ever larger and more creative.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
His songs come from the dirt of the flatland of Arkansas.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Flatland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatland. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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