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• the new project will reclaim the land from the sea.
• it was good to be back on land.
• some animals can live both on land and in water.
• we travelled by land, though flying would have been cheaper.

land

1. the surface of the earth that is not sea
• SEE ALSO dry land
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dry-land
• The new project will reclaim the land from the sea.
• It was good to be back on land.
• Some animals can live both on land and in water.
• We travelled by land, though flying would have been cheaper.
• It's impossible to reach this beach by land because of the high cliffs.
• We can organize air transport, land transport and all accommodation for your trip.

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• The elephant is the largest living land animal.
• In the distance the crew sighted land.
• The explorers reached land after a long voyage.
• With the land forces defeated, everything now rested on the navy.
• Antarctica is the only continent without a land mammal population.
• At last we sighted land.
• They fought both at sea and on land.
• We travelled mainly by land.
2. an area of ground, especially of a particular type or used for a particular purpose
• SYNONYM terrain
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/terrain
• agricultural/arable/fertile land
• Changes in land use can have significant effects on the local wildlife.
• a piece/plot of land
• They are not permitted to build on the surrounding green belt land (= open land around a city).
• The land rose to the east.
• Some of the country's richest grazing lands are in these valleys.

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• The land was very dry and hard after the long, hot summer.
• a piece of waste/derelict land
• Every scrap of land is used for growing food.
• Good agricultural land is scarce.
• The land has been cleared ready for building.
• They finally got out of the town and reached open land.
• a piece of land adjoining a disused railway line
• animals grazing on marginal land that was previously heath or moorland
• land that is rich in mineral deposits
• prime building land
• rich agricultural land
• the clearing of forested areas to create pastures and arable land
• It's an attractive village in the heart of the county's agricultural lands.
• Sheep and goats can live quite happily on mountainous land like this.
• The land is parched and no crops grow here.
• The valley provides some rich grazing land for farmers.
• There was a stretch of derelict land next to the railway.
• an area of rich, fertile land
3. the area of ground that somebody owns, especially when you think of it as property that can be bought or sold
• SEE ALSO no man’s land
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/no-man-s-land
• public/private land
• to own/buy/purchase/sell land
• He acquired a parcel of several acres of land.
• The college owns vast tracts of land.
• land ownership/acquisition
• Land values in the area are falling.
• During the war their lands were occupied by the enemy.
• Ancient tribes were forced off their ancestral lands.
• The adjoining plot of land belongs to the local council.

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• The price of land is rising rapidly.
• conflicts over tribal lands
• the tribe's ancestral lands
• These remote tribal lands have been semi-autonomous for decades.
• He owns 50 hectares of land in Scotland.
• He was granted land by the king.
• This used to be common land, where everyone had the right to graze animals.
• The inhabitants of a village held land in common.
• The wealthy colonists bought up vast tracts of land.
• They own a small plot of land.
• Everyone had the right to graze animals on communal land.
• They were refused permission to develop the land.
4. used to refer to the countryside and the way people live in the country as opposed to in cities
• At the beginning of the 20th century almost a third of the population lived off the land (= grew or produced their own food).
• Many people leave the land to find work in towns and cities.
• Her family had farmed the land for generations.

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• He's tired of living in cities, and wants to get back to the land.
• His family had always worked the land.
• It's very fertile countryside where you can just live off the land.
• Almost a third of the population live off the land.
5. used to refer to a country or region in a way that involves the emotions or the imagination
• SEE ALSO cloud cuckoo land
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/cloud-cuckoo-land
• She longed to return to her native land.
• They dreamed of travelling to foreign lands.
• faraway lands beyond the sea
• America is the land of freedom and opportunity.
• the land of the fairies/elves/giants

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• He journeyed to many distant lands.
• She was all alone in a strange land.
• He found himself all alone in a strange land.
• They dreamed of travelling to faraway lands.
6. alive; not sleeping; no longer ill
• I’m glad to see you’re back in the land of the living. We were worried about you.
• By lunchtime I’d returned to the land of the living.
7. sleeping
• Pete and Jo were still in the land of Nod, so I went out for a walk in the morning sunshine.
8. a place where life is pleasant and easy and people are very happy
• He dreamed of emigrating to Canada—the land of milk and honey.
9. the way the land in an area is formed and what physical characteristics it has
• The castle was hidden by the lie of the land.
10. the way a situation is now and how it is likely to develop
• Check out the lie of the land before you make a decision.
11. to have enough money to be able to afford expensive things, food, drink, etc.
12. to find out about a situation
• Let's wait and see how the land lies before we do anything.
13. to collect information before deciding what to do

Word Origin

• Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch land and German Land.