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земля — meaning in English

Zemlya

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English meaning

  • country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
  • dirt noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  • earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  • floor noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
  • globe noun The planet Earth.
  • ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.
  • state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.
  • territory noun An area or extent of land, especially one under a particular government's control.

Senses

земля is used for these senses in English:

  • Earth The third planet of the Solar System; the world upon which humans live.
  • country The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
  • dirt (chiefly, US) Soil or earth.
  • earth (uncountable) Soil.
  • earth The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
  • earth (British) A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
  • floor (geology, biology, chiefly with a modifier) The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
  • globe The planet Earth.

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.

dirt — full definition

  1. noun Soil, earth, or any unclean substance on a surface.
  2. noun (informal) Embarrassing or damaging information about someone.

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