English-Dutch translations for wilderness

• wildernis
  Mijn kiesdistrict wordt nogal eens omschreven als de laatste wildernis van Europa, maar deze wildernis is door de mens gemaakt en het resultaat van volkerenmoord.My constituency is often described as the last wilderness of Europe. It is a man-made wilderness.
  Nu hebben we niet zoveel wildernis, maar daar kunnen ze nuttig zijn en ze zijn ook voor dergelijke omstandigheden bedoeld.We no longer have very much in the way of wilderness, but bull bars can be of value in such landscapes, and it is of course for just such conditions that they are intended.

Definition of wilderness

• An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land in its natural state; a barren land; a wild or waste
• A place that is uncared for, and therefore devoted to disorder or wildness
• A bewildering flock or throng
• A situation that is bewildering, or that which makes one feel awkward

Related words

• wandering in the wilderness
• voice in the wilderness
• voice of one crying out in the wilderness
• a voice crying in the wilderness