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    land - Dictionary definition and meaning for word land

    Definition
    (noun) the land on which real estate is located
    Example Sentence
    • he built the house on land leased from the city
    Definition
    (noun) material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
    Synonyms : ground , soil
    Example Sentence
    • the land had never been plowed
    • good agricultural soil
    Definition
    (noun) territory over which rule or control is exercised
    Synonyms : demesne , domain
    Example Sentence
    • his domain extended into Europe
    • he made it the law of the land
    Definition
    (noun) the solid part of the earth's surface
    Example Sentence
    • the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
    • the earth shook for several minutes
    • he dropped the logs on the ground
    Definition
    (noun) the territory occupied by a nation
    Synonyms : country , state
    Example Sentence
    • he returned to the land of his birth
    • he visited several European countries
    Definition
    (noun) a domain in which something is dominant
    Synonyms : kingdom , realm
    Example Sentence
    • the untroubled kingdom of reason
    • a land of make-believe
    • the rise of the realm of cotton in the south
    Definition
    (noun) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
    Synonyms : acres , demesne , estate , landed estate
    Example Sentence
    • the family owned a large estate on Long Island
    Definition
    (noun) the people who live in a nation or country
    Synonyms : country , nation
    Example Sentence
    • a statement that sums up the nation's mood
    • the news was announced to the nation
    • the whole country worshipped him
    Definition
    (noun) a politically organized body of people under a single government
    Example Sentence
    • the state has elected a new president
    • African nations
    • students who had come to the nation's capitol
    • the country's largest manufacturer
    • an industrialized land
    Definition
    (noun) United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991) Definition
    (noun) agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
    Synonyms : farming
    Example Sentence
    • farming is a strenuous life
    • there's no work on the land any more
    Definition
    (verb) reach or come to rest
    Synonyms : set down
    Example Sentence
    • The bird landed on the highest branch
    • The plane landed in Istanbul
    Definition
    (verb) cause to come to the ground
    Synonyms : bring down , put down
    Example Sentence
    • the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
    Definition
    (verb) bring into a different state
    Synonyms : bring
    Example Sentence
    • this may land you in jail
    Definition
    (verb) bring ashore
    Example Sentence
    • The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island
    Definition
    (verb) deliver (a blow)
    Example Sentence
    • He landed several blows on his opponent's head
    Definition
    (verb) arrive on shore
    Synonyms : set ashore , shore
    Example Sentence
    • The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
    Definition
    (verb) shoot at and force to come down
    Synonyms : down , shoot down
    Example Sentence
    • the enemy landed several of our aircraft

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