Also means
barren expanse
Usage Note
Wüstenei is a literary word for a desolate wasteland, more emotive than plain Wüste (desert). It evokes bleakness and abandonment. Feminine, plural Wüsteneien; you will meet it mainly in older or poetic prose.
Examples
"Hinter den Bergen erstreckte sich eine trostlose Wüstenei."
Natural Translation
Beyond the mountains stretched a desolate wasteland.
Literal Translation
Behind the mountains stretched itself a desolate wasteland.
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