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Dictionary definition: land
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- The Oxford American College Dictionary
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land
/
lænd
/
• n.
1.
the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air.
∎
[as
adj.
]living or traveling on land rather than in water or the air.
∎
an expanse of land; an area of ground, esp. in terms of its ownership or use.
∎
(
the land
)ground or soil used as a basis for agriculture.
∎
property in the form of land.
2.
a country:
America, the land of political equality.
∎
figurative
a realm or domain:
a fantasy land.
3.
the space between the rifling grooves in a gun.
• v.
1.
[
trans.
]put ...