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duneland

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[doon-land, dyoon-] / ˈdunˌlænd, ˈdyun- /

noun

  1. a tract of land dominated by sand dunes, often bordering on a beach.


Etymology

Origin of duneland

First recorded in 1920–25; dune + -land

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Last night, about the hour of the sun's going, I lay upon the heights near the Cave, overlooking the Machar—the sandy, rock-frontiered plain of duneland on the west side of Iona, exposed to the Atlantic.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

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