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land — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  • earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • territorial adj Relating to a particular area of land or territory.

Senses

land is used for these senses in English:

  • earth The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
  • land Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.
  • land A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
  • landlocked (of a country, geographical region, etc.) Surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea).
  • territorial Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.

country — full definition

  1. noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  2. noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
  3. adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.

earth — full definition

  1. name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  2. noun Soil or ground; loose dirt.
  3. noun The ground or land, as opposed to sky or sea.
  4. noun A connection to the ground in an electrical circuit (British English for "ground").
  5. verb To connect something electrically to the ground.

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