| land | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. land | the land on which real estate is located.; "he built the house on land leased from the city" |
| ~ immovable, real estate, real property, realty | property consisting of houses and land. |
| ~ farmstead | the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm. |
| ~ homestead | the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family. |
| ~ no man's land | land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable). |
| n. (object) | 2. ground, land, soil | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use).; "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ badlands | deeply eroded barren land. |
| ~ bottomland, bottom | low-lying alluvial land near a river. |
| ~ coastland | land in a coastal area. |
| ~ cultivated land, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, farmland, tilth | arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops. |
| ~ overburden | the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits. |
| ~ permafrost | ground that is permanently frozen. |
| ~ polder | low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands). |
| ~ rangeland | land suitable for grazing livestock. |
| ~ scablands | (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington). |
| ~ greensward, sod, sward, turf | surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots. |
| ~ wetland | a low area where the land is saturated with water. |
| n. (location) | 3. demesne, domain, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised.; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" |
| ~ country, land, state | the territory occupied by a nation.; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" |
| ~ archduchy | the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess. |
| ~ barony | the domain of a baron. |
| ~ duchy, dukedom | the domain controlled by a duke or duchess. |
| ~ earldom | the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess. |
| ~ emirate | the domain controlled by an emir. |
| ~ empire, imperium | the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised. |
| ~ fiefdom | the domain controlled by a feudal lord. |
| ~ grand duchy | the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess. |
| ~ viscounty | the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess. |
| ~ khanate | the realm of a khan. |
| ~ realm, kingdom | the domain ruled by a king or queen. |
| ~ principality, princedom | territory ruled by a prince. |
| ~ sheikdom, sheikhdom | the domain ruled by a sheik. |
| ~ suzerainty | the domain of a suzerain. |
| ~ region | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth.; "penguins inhabit the polar regions" |
| n. (object) | 4. dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma | the solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ america | North America and South America and Central America. |
| ~ archipelago | a group of many islands in a large body of water. |
| ~ beachfront | a strip of land running along a beach. |
| ~ cape, ness | a strip of land projecting into a body of water. |
| ~ coastal plain | a plain adjacent to a coast. |
| ~ earth, globe, world | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on.; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" |
| ~ floor | the ground on which people and animals move about.; "the fire spared the forest floor" |
| ~ foreland | land forming the forward margin of something. |
| ~ timberland, woodland, forest, timber | land that is covered with trees and shrubs. |
| ~ island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. |
| ~ isthmus | a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas. |
| ~ land mass, landmass | a large continuous extent of land. |
| ~ mainland | the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula. |
| ~ neck | a narrow elongated projecting strip of land. |
| ~ oxbow | the land inside an oxbow bend in a river. |
| ~ peninsula | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water. |
| ~ champaign, plain, field | extensive tract of level open land.; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" |
| ~ slash | an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind). |
| ~ wonderland | a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder. |
| n. (location) | 5. country, land, state | the territory occupied by a nation.; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" |
| ~ administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | a district defined for administrative purposes. |
| ~ banana republic | a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas). |
| ~ country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land | the country where you were born. |
| ~ buffer country, buffer state | a small neutral state between two rival powers. |
| ~ department | the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France). |
| ~ demesne, domain, land | territory over which rule or control is exercised.; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land" |
| ~ midland | the interior part of a country. |
| ~ kingdom | a country with a king as head of state. |
| ~ province, state | the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation.; "his state is in the deep south" |
| ~ tax haven | a country or independent region where taxes are low. |
| ~ european country, european nation | any one of the countries occupying the European continent. |
| ~ african country, african nation | any one of the countries occupying the African continent. |
| ~ asian country, asian nation | any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent. |
| ~ south american country, south american nation | any one of the countries occupying the South American continent. |
| ~ north american country, north american nation | any country on the North American continent. |
| ~ antigua and barbuda | a country in the northern Leeward Islands. |
| ~ cape verde, republic of cape verde | an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal. |
| ~ democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka, ceylon | a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948. |
| ~ comoros, federal islamic republic of the comoros | a country on the Comoro Islands. |
| ~ cuba, republic of cuba | a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba. |
| ~ haiti, republic of haiti | a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere. |
| ~ dominican republic | a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola. |
| ~ jamaica | a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism. |
| ~ barbados | a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area. |
| ~ republic of trinidad and tobago, trinidad and tobago | an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. |
| ~ cyprus, republic of cyprus | a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin. |
| ~ commonwealth of dominica, dominica | a country on the island of Dominica. |
| ~ east timor | a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation. |
| ~ fiji, republic of fiji | an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands. |
| ~ israel, state of israel, yisrael, sion, zion | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine. |
| ~ etruria | an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC. |
| ~ australia, commonwealth of australia | a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony. |
| ~ federated states of micronesia, micronesia, tt | a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986. |
| ~ marshall islands, republic of the marshall islands | a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands. |
| ~ tuvalu | a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978. |
| ~ kiribati, republic of kiribati | an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator. |
| ~ nauru, republic of nauru | an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy. |
| ~ independent state of papua new guinea, papua new guinea | a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| ~ bahama islands, bahamas, commonwealth of the bahamas | island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort. |
| ~ sultanate | country or territory ruled by a sultan. |
| ~ burkina faso, upper volta | a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960. |
| ~ dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia | a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions. |
| ~ grenada | an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ maldives, republic of maldives | a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965. |
| ~ malta, republic of malta | a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. |
| ~ mauritius, republic of mauritius | a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius. |
| ~ new zealand | an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery. |
| ~ palau, republic of palau, tt | a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States. |
| ~ philippines, republic of the philippines | a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946. |
| ~ federation of saint kitts and nevis, saint christopher-nevis, saint kitts and nevis, st. christopher-nevis, st. kitts and nevis | a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983. |
| ~ saint lucia, st. lucia | a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979. |
| ~ saint vincent and the grenadines, st. vincent and the grenadines | an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. |
| ~ independent state of samoa, samoa, samoa i sisifo, western samoa | a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific. |
| ~ democratic republic of sao tome and principe, sao thome e principe, sao tome and principe, sao tome e principe, st. thomas and principe | island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves. |
| ~ republic of seychelles, seychelles | a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976. |
| ~ solomon islands | the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ rus | the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev. |
| ~ russia, soviet union, union of soviet socialist republics, ussr | a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991. |
| ~ russian federation, russia | a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state. |
| ~ ukraine, ukrayina | a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century. |
| ~ turkmenia, turkmenistan, turkomen, turkmen | a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991. |
| ~ friendly islands, kingdom of tonga, tonga | a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970. |
| ~ republic of turkey, turkey | a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923. |
| ~ new hebrides, republic of vanuatu, vanuatu | a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980. |
| n. (state) | 6. kingdom, land, realm | a domain in which something is dominant.; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" |
| ~ arena, domain, sphere, orbit, area, field | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ lotus land, lotusland | an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence. |
| n. (possession) | 7. acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate | extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use.; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island" |
| ~ freehold | an estate held in fee simple or for life. |
| ~ immovable, real estate, real property, realty | property consisting of houses and land. |
| ~ glebe | plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office. |
| ~ leasehold | land or property held under a lease. |
| ~ smallholding | a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation. |
| ~ homestead | land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law. |
| ~ feoff, fief | a piece of land held under the feudal system. |
| ~ barony | the estate of a baron. |
| ~ countryseat | an estate in the country. |
| ~ crown land | land that belongs to the Crown. |
| ~ manor | the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it). |
| ~ seigneury, seigniory, signory | the estate of a seigneur. |
| ~ hacienda | a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries. |
| ~ plantation | an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas). |
| ~ entail | land received by fee tail. |
| n. (group) | 8. country, land, nation | the people who live in a nation or country.; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| ~ national, subject | a person who owes allegiance to that nation.; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" |
| ~ dutch, dutch people | the people of the Netherlands.; "the Dutch are famous for their tulips" |
| ~ british, british people, brits | the people of Great Britain. |
| ~ english people, english | the people of England. |
| ~ irish, irish people | people of Ireland or of Irish extraction. |
| ~ french people, french | the people of France. |
| ~ spanish people, spanish | the people of Spain. |
| ~ swiss, swiss people | the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland. |
| n. (group) | 9. body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state | a politically organized body of people under a single government.; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land" |
| ~ commonwealth country | any of the countries in the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ developing country | a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically. |
| ~ dominion | one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth. |
| ~ estate of the realm, the three estates, estate | a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights. |
| ~ foreign country | any state of which one is not a citizen.; "working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to" |
| ~ reich | the German state. |
| ~ renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state | a state that does not respect other states in its international actions. |
| ~ suzerain | a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs. |
| ~ sea power | a nation that possesses formidable naval strength. |
| ~ great power, major power, superpower, world power, power | a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world. |
| ~ city-state, city state | a state consisting of a sovereign city. |
| ~ ally | a friendly nation. |
| ~ political entity, political unit | a unit with political responsibilities. |
| ~ eelam, tamil eelam | the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for. |
| n. (person) | 10. din land, edwin herbert land, land | United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991). |
| ~ industrialist | someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise. |
| ~ artificer, discoverer, inventor | someone who is the first to think of or make something. |
| n. (act) | 11. farming, land | agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life.; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" |
| ~ job, line of work, occupation, business, line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.; "he's not in my line of business" |
| v. (motion) | 12. land, set down | reach or come to rest.; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" |
| ~ alight, perch, light | to come to rest, settle.; "Misfortune lighted upon him" |
| ~ force-land | make a forced landing. |
| ~ beach | land on a beach.; "the ship beached near the port" |
| ~ port | land at or reach a port.; "The ship finally ported" |
| ~ debark, disembark, set down | go ashore.; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton" |
| ~ touch down | come or bring (a plane) to a landing.; "the plane touched down at noon" |
| ~ undershoot | fall short of (the runway) in a landing.; "The plane undershot the runway" |
| ~ belly-land | land on the underside without the landing gear. |
| ~ crash land | make an emergency landing. |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| v. (motion) | 13. bring down, land, put down | cause to come to the ground.; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" |
| ~ air travel, aviation, air | travel via aircraft.; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| ~ land, set down | reach or come to rest.; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| v. (change) | 14. bring, land | bring into a different state.; "this may land you in jail" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (motion) | 15. land | bring ashore.; "The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island" |
| ~ run aground, strand, ground | bring to the ground.; "the storm grounded the ship" |
| ~ bring, convey, take | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" |
| ~ strand | drive (a vessel) ashore. |
| v. (possession) | 16. land | deliver (a blow).; "He landed several blows on his opponent's head" |
| ~ drive home, deliver | carry out or perform.; "deliver an attack"; "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" |
| v. (motion) | 17. land, set ashore, shore | arrive on shore.; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor" |
| ~ arrive, come, get | reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" |
| v. (motion) | 18. down, land, shoot down | shoot at and force to come down.; "the enemy landed several of our aircraft" |
| touch down | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. touch down | come or bring (a plane) to a landing.; "the plane touched down at noon" |
| ~ aircraft | a vehicle that can fly. |
| ~ land, set down | reach or come to rest.; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul" |
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