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Definition of deserted adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deserted

adjective
 
/dɪˈzɜːtɪd/
 
/dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
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  1. (of a place) with no people in it
    • deserted streets
    • The office was completely deserted.
    Extra Examples
    • The streets were deserted except for policemen in riot gear guarding the important buildings.
    • He walked home through the quiet and, at this hour, deserted village.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • almost
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  2. left by a person or people who do not intend to return synonym abandoned
    • a deserted village
    • a deserted wife/husband
See deserted in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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