Land

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English


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Etymology

From Middle English < Old English land, lond (ground, soil, defined piece of land, country) < Proto-Germanic *landom < Proto-Indo-European *lendh- (land, heath).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Land (plural Lands)

  1. The part of Earth which is not covered oceans or other bodies of water.
  2. Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
  3. A country or region.
  4. Ground that is suitable for farming.
  5. (Ireland / Colloquial) a fright.
    He got an awful land when the police arrived.
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Translations

the part of Earth which is not covered oceans or other bodies of water

real estate or landed property

a country or region

ground that is suitable for farming

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Verb

to land (third-person singular simple present lands, present participle landing, simple past landed, past participle landed)

  1. (Intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.
    The plane is about to land.
  2. (Intransitive) To come into rest.
  3. (Intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
  4. (Transitive) To bring to land.
    It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
    Use the net to land the fish.
  5. (Transitive) To acquire; to secure.
  6. (Transitive) To deliver.
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Translations

to land

to come into rest

to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water

to bring to land

to acquire; to secure

to deliver

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Adjective

Land (no comparative or superlative)

  1. Of or relating to land.
  2. Residing or growing on land.
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Translations

Of or relating to land

Residing or growing on land

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Dutch

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Noun

land n.

  1. land
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Verb

land

  1. First person singular present tense of landen
  2. Singular imperative of landen
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Icelandic

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Noun

land n.

  1. land, countryaf:land

ang:land da:land de:land el:land es:land fr:land io:land id:land is:land it:land ku:land hu:land nl:land ja:land no:land pl:land pt:land ru:land fi:land sv:land uk:land zh:land

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