Thirstland is a South African term for vast, arid expanses where water is scarce and the landscape bakes under relentless sun — think the Kalahari and Namib regions. It's both a descriptive geographic term and a word that carries a real sense of harshness and isolation. In literature and travel writing, thirstland evokes the unforgiving beauty of southern Africa's desert wilderness, a place that tests anyone who ventures into it without adequate preparation.
The documentary followed a group crossing the thirstland on foot, carrying every drop of water they'd need to survive.
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(South Africa) An extensive arid region.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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