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(noun) farming
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
farming is a strenuous life; there's no work on the land any more
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
(noun) res publica, state, country, commonwealth, body politic, nation
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
the territory occupied by a nation
he returned to the land of his birth; he visited several European countries
territory over which rule or control is exercised
his domain extended into Europe; he made it the law of the land
(noun) ground, solid ground, terra firma, dry land, earth
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
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
(noun) Land, Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
(noun) demesne, acres, estate, 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
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
(verb) bring
bring into a different state
this may land you in jail
(verb) set down
reach or come to rest
The bird landed on the highest branch; The plane landed in Istanbul
(verb) bring down, put down
cause to come to the ground
the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
(verb) down, shoot down
shoot at and force to come down
the enemy landed several of our aircraft
(verb) shore, set ashore
arrive on shore
The ship landed in Pearl Harbor