landless
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈlændləs/
:
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- With the exception of the Chinook, the landless tribes of western Washington were Salish-speaking peoples.
- landless tribes
- landless peasants
- landless laborers
Most soldiers were landless peasants who joined for food or steady pay, although there were a fair number of criminals who joined as well.
- Most soldiers were landless peasants who joined for food or steady pay, although there were a fair number of criminals who joined as well.
- We've seen a bit of that already and risk and return in village India that there are some landless laborers and labor income that tends to move consumption around more.
Examples
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In the rural areas, the poor farmers and landless laborers also experience a decline in income.
Academic text (1990) -
In Guatemala, President Jacobo Arbenz tried to buy back land from United Fruit and redistributed to landless farmers.
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Despite their efforts, the majority of the landless tribes have been denied federal recognition.
Academic text (1990) -
The Solicitor's Opinion sealed the fate of the landless tribes of Washington.
Academic text (1990) -
Schemes of positive discrimination must be set up for women, the landless, and other disenfranchised groups.
Academic text (1991) -
In the rural area, a classification by landholding helps identify the landless and small farmers.
Academic text (1990) -
We noted this gradient here that the average level of consumption is increasing as one moves from landless households to larger land owners.
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Tribal chairmen and councils were elected by each of the landless tribes.
Academic text (1990) -
The large, highly unproductive estates were destroyed, and the land was redistributed to small, landless peasants.
Academic text (1992) -
Many landless families struggle to find enough food and shelter to survive.
Synonyms
1
8.4
Not having a home, money, or other things of value
Antonyms
How Landed
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4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word landless is made from land and the ending -less, where -less means 'without', just like in homeless. So landless means 'without land', especially not owning land as property.