eng: land - UWN/MENTA

eng: land

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Meaning
means	(noun) the land on which real estate is located; "he built the house on land leased from the city" land
means	(noun) 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" soil, ground, land
means	(noun) territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" demesne, land, domain
means	(noun) 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" earth, land, solid ground, dry land, ground, terra firma
means	(noun) the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" country, state, land
means	(noun) 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" realm, kingdom, land
means	(noun) 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, demesne, acres, landed estate, land
means	(noun) 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" country, land, nation
means	(noun) 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, commonwealth, land, res publica, body politic, nation, country
means	(noun) agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" land, farming
means	(verb) reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" set down, land
means	(verb) cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" land, bring down, put down
means	(verb) bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" land, bring
means	(verb) bring ashore; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island" land
means	(verb) deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head" land
means	(verb) arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" set ashore, shore, land
means	(verb) shoot at and force to come down; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" down, land, shoot down
means	e/Land economics

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