Land Meaning

There are 18 meaning(s) for word Land

Meaning 1 : material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

    Example : the land had never been plowed

    Synonyms : ground,  soil
Meaning 2 : the territory occupied by a nation

    Example : he returned to the land of his birth

    Synonyms : country,  state
Meaning 3 : a politically organized body of people under a single government

    Example : an industrialized land

    Synonyms : body politic,  commonwealth,  country,  nation,  res publica,  state
Meaning 4 : United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)

    Synonyms : din land,  edwin herbert land
Meaning 5 : extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

    Example : the family owned a large estate on Long Island

    Synonyms : acres,  demesne,  estate,  landed estate
Meaning 6 : reach or come to rest

    Example : The bird landed on the highest branch,The plane landed in Istanbul

    Synonyms : set down
Meaning 7 : bring into a different state

    Example : this may land you in jail

    Synonyms : bring
Meaning 8 : the people who live in a nation or country

    Synonyms : country,  nation
Meaning 9 : arrive on shore

    Example : The ship landed in Pearl Harbor

    Synonyms : set ashore,  shore
Meaning 10 : cause to come to the ground

    Example : the pilot managed to land the airplane safely

    Synonyms : bring down,  put down
Meaning 11 : agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

    Example : there's no work on the land any more

    Synonyms : farming
Meaning 12 : the solid part of the earth's surface

    Example : the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land

    Synonyms : dry land,  earth,  ground,  solid ground,  terra firma
Meaning 13 : shoot at and force to come down

    Example : the enemy landed several of our aircraft

    Synonyms : down,  shoot down
Meaning 14 : territory over which rule or control is exercised

    Example : he made it the law of the land

    Synonyms : demesne,  domain
Meaning 15 : a domain in which something is dominant

    Example : a land of make-believe

    Synonyms : kingdom,  realm
Meaning 16 : bring ashore

    Example : The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island

Meaning 17 : deliver (a blow)

    Example : He landed several blows on his opponent's head

Meaning 18 : the land on which real estate is located

    Example : he built the house on land leased from the city

How to Pronounce Land

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