cultivated land
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2.9
- noun
- /ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd lænd/
:
tierra cultivada
- The farmer carefully tended to his cultivated land, ensuring the soil was rich for growing crops.
- hectares of cultivated land
- area of cultivated land
But there are indications that areas of cultivated land shrink.
- But there are indications that areas of cultivated land shrink.
Examples
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During the latter period, irrigation problems contaminated 32.5 million hectares of cultivated land in China.
Academic text (2006) -
Garden diversity is negatively related to the area of cultivated land; that is, households with smaller landholdings tend to have a greater diversity of plants in their home gardens.
Academic text (2004) -
Between the strip of cultivated land and the river, there were scattered trees and signs of cattle.
Fiction book (1995) -
On the edge of the cultivated land outside the modern city of Sohag lie the remains of its church.
Academic text (2004) -
But there are indications that areas of cultivated land shrink.
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Cotton peaked at mid-century, when 80 percent of the cultivated land in the area was devoted to the crop.
Academic text (2000) -
Despite some selective logging, the region's original forest canopy has remained entirely intact except for a narrow band of cultivated land along the main road.
Academic text (1997) -
Decrease in grassland had been primarily caused by turning grassland into cultivated land, accounting for 48% of the total area of other types of land that had been converted from grassland.
Academic text (2009) -
Between 1996 and 2000, China lost another 10.5 hectares of cultivated land, lowering the amount of arable land area to 1.5 hectares per capita.
Academic text (2006) -
Seventy percent of the population had been affected by the extreme weather; 25,000 young alpacas were killed, 400 hectares of cultivated land were lost, and several irrigation canals were destroyed.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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1.0
A place with fields and buildings for growing crops or keeping animals
742
1.0
An area of open land used for farming or grazing
81
1.9
A small piece of land used to grow plants or vegetables
50
1.7
Land where people grow crops or raise animals
20
4.0
A piece of land usually measured in acres and used for farming or building
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3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
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3.0
Land that is used to grow crops like grains or vegetables
Land that farmers plow and use to grow crops
Land prepared by farmers for growing crops
Land used to grow grain like wheat or corn
Antonyms
How Cultivated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and predictably derived from 'cultivated' (intentionally tended for agriculture) modifying 'land' (area of earth), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to land used for growing crops. This adjective+noun composition is a common, literal pattern across languages, making the expression fully transparent.
Etymology
Cultivated land comes from the simple idea of working the ground: to cultivate is to plow, plant seeds, and care for crops, and land is the ground used, so the phrase means 'land prepared for growing crops'.