wasteland
//ˈweɪst.lænd//
Noun
wastelandSingular
wastelandsPlural
1
An empty, barren, or desolate area of land, often damaged or uninhabitable.
The nuclear accident turned the area into a wasteland.
2
A place, situation, or period that is spiritually, culturally, or intellectually empty or unproductive.
After the factory closed, the town became a cultural wasteland.