sandland

Alternative forms

• Sandland

Etymology

sand +‎ land, in reference to desert regions.

Noun

sandland (uncountable)

1. (slang) Collectively, the Middle East and North Africa.
   • 1998 February 21, Par Willen <pwillen@swipnet.se>, "Re: Anybody here know Bill Clinton?", rec.motorcycles.harley, Usenet,

     I'll be in the UAE for a few days and admittedly the timing could have been better. If a war starts while we're down there I'll be in sandland for a while as being in an airliner above that part of the world would not the wisest move.

   • 2004 June 26, xtmprszntwlfd@erols.com, "Somebody in sandland gets it.", alt.religion.islam and uk.religion.islam, Usenet.
   • 2004 November 11–17, "U.S. To Send 30,000 Mall Security Guards To Iraq", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 311,

     "I had to retrain my eye to spot the particular dangers over here in sandland," London said.