“land”

Definitions

• noun

  United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)

  Synonyms: din land, edwin herbert land, acquire, acreage, acres, airspace, alight, ally, archduchy, archdukedom, area, arrive

• noun

  the land on which real estate is located

  • Example:“He built the house on land leased from the city.”

• noun

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

  Synonyms: ground, soil

  • Example:“The land had never been plowed.”
  • Example:“good agricultural soil”

• noun

  territory over which rule or control is exercised

  Synonyms: domain, demesne

  • Example:“His domain extended into Europe.”
  • Example:“He made it the law of the land.”

• noun

  the solid part of the earth's surface

  Synonyms: dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma

  • Example:“The plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land.”
  • Example:“The earth shook for several minutes.”

• noun

  the territory occupied by a nation

  Synonyms: country, state

  • Example:“He returned to the land of his birth.”
  • Example:“He visited several European countries.”