How to pronounce badlands
Say it like BAD-landz. Badlands has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BAD).
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US American/ˈbædˌlændz/BAD-landz
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- BAD
- landz
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Badlands pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- BADSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
- landzGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
What does badlands mean?
noun
- An arid terrain characterized by severe erosion of sedimentary rocks.
- An arid region of Western Canada characterized by significant erosion and odd land formations containing dinosaur and other fossils.
Where does badlands come from?
From earlier Bad Lands, calque of Canadian French mauvaises terres à traverser (“bad lands to cross”), itself a calque of Lakota Makȟóšiča (from makȟá (“land”) + o- (attributive prefix) + šíča (“bad”)).
Questions about saying badlands
How do you pronounce badlands?
Say BAD-landz. The American pronunciation is /ˈbædˌlændz/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in badlands?
Badlands has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (BAD). Broken into parts: BAD · landz.