Land
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lænd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Land is a noun meaning The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
Meaning
The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
More Meanings
- A country or region.
- A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
- The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
- (often in combination) Realm, domain.
- (agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows.
- (agriculture) Any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
- 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.
Example Sentences
I'm going to Disneyland.
Most insects live on land.
They come from a faraway land.
good or bad land for growing potatoes
Word Forms
- lands
- landing
- landed
Synonyms for land
Depending on context, synonyms include furlong, alight, state, domain, realm, demesne.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ground, onshore, shore, earth, soil, state.
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