pindan

[ pin-duhn, -dan ]

nounAustralian.
  1. semiarid country; scrubland.

  2. the scrubs, grasses, and small trees covering scrublands.

Origin of pindan

1
First recorded in 1930–35; perhaps from an Australian Aboriginal language

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British Dictionary definitions for pindan

pindan

/ (ˈpɪnˌdæn) /


noun
  1. a desert region of Western Australia

  2. the vegetation growing in this region

Origin of pindan

1
from a native Australian language

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