land
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6.5
- noun
- /lænd/
:
tierra
- In the land of dreams, anything is possible, and imagination is the only limit.
- promised land
- lay of the land
- a strange land
Those who died came to a dark land, a dry land.
- Those who died came to a dark land, a dry land.
- We're living in postmodern weirdo land, and we're worse for it.
- Therefore Spain itself is Islamic land, understood.
- Staying in narcissism land starts to feel easier.
- I don't know if it's like electronic land, sides of walls.
- OK, so this is gaming desk land slash.
Examples
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People once believed when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead.
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And they sing in Italian, so they can be proud of the land they came from.
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Those who died came to a dark land, a dry land.
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All was lost in the land, and then came a hand.
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Welcome to the land of bad.
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In a way, my father and this land have followed similar paths.
Academic text (2011) -
You said your knights were the best in the land, and you proved that today.
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And the stress of life in this land: didn't it call out for men to be heroes?
Fiction book (1990) -
In these post-emancipation African American communities, land was often owned collectively.
Academic text (2011) -
Ironically, the contrasting image of America as a land of gold could serve much the same practical function.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
960
3.0
An area of land controlled by a country or ruler
222
5.1
An area of knowledge or activity like music
92
3.5
An area where someone or something has strong influence
Idioms
Compounds
16
5.0
A region east of the Mediterranean Sea, mainly Israel and Palestine, that is sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims
14
6.0
A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle
- Formal
8
3.7
Public land that a government gives to someone for building colleges or railways
5
4.2
Government action that takes farm land from large owners and gives it to small farmers
- Informal
1
9.9
An imaginary place where people are out of touch with reality because they are too optimistic
Official nickname for the US state of New Mexico about its beautiful land and rich culture
- Offensive
A joking name for California about its farms and unusual people
A nickname for Illinois in the United States because Abraham Lincoln lived there
- Literature
A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems
A region of Antarctica claimed by Norway between Enderby Land and the Weddell Sea
How Broad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Land is also used to mean a special 'place' or realm, as in 'a land of opportunity'; this meaning grew from the same old word for 'country' or 'area'. So when we say a 'land of X' we mean a place where that quality or activity is strong.