land

Meanings

• noun

  1. A piece of land, especially one used for cultivation or building.

  - "The farmer owns a large tract of land."
  - "They built their house on a plot of land."
  - "The land is fertile for growing crops."

• noun

  2. The surface of the earth as a whole.

  - "The Earth's land area is about 148.9 million square miles."
  - "The land was covered in snow."
  - "The animals migrated to find new land."

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Pronunciation

1. /lænd/
   
   
   
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2. /lænd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with land
dand , grand , hand , land , sand , vandal

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Homophones

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1. land (en) : To bring or cause to come ashore
   

2. land (en) : To acquire by purchase or conquest
   

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Variants

List of all variants of land that leads to same result
laender , land , lander , landless , landlessness , landlessnesses , lands , landed , landing , Edwin Herbert Land , Edwin Land , Land , land bank , land banks , land grab , land-grabber , land-grabbers , landgrab , landgrabs , land grant , land mine , land mines , land office , land offices , land-office business , land-office businesses , land-poor

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Etymology

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Old English lond, from lēan to belong, belong to; a tract of country, territory; land, ground.

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Trivia

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1. The largest country in the world by land area is Russia.

2. The smallest country in the world by land area is Vatican City.

3. The term 'land' is derived from the Old English word 'lond', meaning 'belonging to'.

4. The term 'land' is often used interchangeably with the term 'real estate'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Territory: A geographical area under the control of a particular country or organization.

2. Real estate: Land and buildings used as property with an implied right of ownership, either as an estate in fee simple absolute, a leasehold interest, a life estate, or as part of tenancy in common.

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Culture

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Land has significant cultural, historical, and symbolic significance throughout human history. It is often associated with ownership, sovereignty, and national identity. In literature, land is a common theme in works such as 'The Old Man and the Sea' by Ernest Hemingway and 'The Land' by Aldo Leopold.

How to Memorize "land"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a piece of land with trees, crops, and a house.
   - Imagine the Earth as a blue and green sphere with land masses.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'land' with 'ownership' and 'territory'.
   - Think of 'land' as the surface of the earth that we live on.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Lots And Lands' to remember the definition of land.
   - Remember 'Land' as 'A Large Tract Of Nature'.

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