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- [land]
- /lænd/
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- [land]
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Definitions of lands word
- noun lands any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands: Land was sighted from the crow's nest. 1
- noun lands an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land. 1
- noun lands an area of ground with specific boundaries: to buy land on which to build a house. 1
- noun lands rural or farming areas, as contrasted with urban areas: They left the land for the city. 1
- noun lands Law. any part of the earth's surface that can be owned as property, and everything annexed to it, whether by nature or by the human hand. any legal interest held in land. 1
- noun lands Economics. natural resources as a factor of production. 1
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Origin of lands
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun and v.), Old English (noun); cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic land; akin to Irish lann, Welsh llan church (orig. enclosure), Breton lann heath. See lawn1
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Parts of speech for Lands
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lands popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lands usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lands
noun lands
- estate — An area or amount of land or property, in particular.
- principality — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
- freehold — a town in E New Jersey: battle of Monmouth courthouse 1778.
- kingdom — a state or government having a king or queen as its head.
- demesne — land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use