Meaning & Definition of Land in English
Land
noun
1. The land on which real estate is located
- "He built the house on land leased from the city"
- land
2. Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- "The land had never been plowed"
- "Good agricultural soil"
- land,
- ground,
- soil
3. Territory over which rule or control is exercised
- "His domain extended into europe"
- "He made it the law of the land"
- domain,
- demesne,
- land
4. The solid part of the earth's surface
- "The plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"
- "The earth shook for several minutes"
- "He dropped the logs on the ground"
- land,
- dry land,
- earth,
- ground,
- solid ground,
- terra firma
5. The territory occupied by a nation
- "He returned to the land of his birth"
- "He visited several european countries"
- country,
- state,
- land
6. A domain in which something is dominant
- "The untroubled kingdom of reason"
- "A land of make-believe"
- "The rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
- kingdom,
- land,
- realm
7. Extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
- "The family owned a large estate on long island"
- estate,
- land,
- landed estate,
- acres,
- demesne
8. The people who live in a nation or country
- "A statement that sums up the nation's mood"
- "The news was announced to the nation"
- "The whole country worshipped him"
- nation,
- land,
- country
9. A politically organized body of people under a single government
- "The state has elected a new president"
- "African nations"
- "Students who had come to the nation's capitol"
- "The country's largest manufacturer"
- "An industrialized land"
- state,
- nation,
- country,
- land,
- commonwealth,
- res publica,
- body politic
10. United states inventor who incorporated polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
- Land,
- Din Land,
- Edwin Herbert Land
11. Agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
- "Farming is a strenuous life"
- "There's no work on the land any more"
- farming,
- land
verb
1. Reach or come to rest
- "The bird landed on the highest branch"
- "The plane landed in istanbul"
- land,
- set down
2. Cause to come to the ground
- "The pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
- land,
- put down,
- bring down
3. Bring into a different state
- "This may land you in jail"
- bring,
- land
4. Bring ashore
- "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island"
- land
5. Deliver (a blow)
- "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
- land
6. Arrive on shore
- "The ship landed in pearl harbor"
- land,
- set ashore,
- shore
7. Shoot at and force to come down
- "The enemy landed several of our aircraft"
- down,
- shoot down,
- land