land
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is a type of: immovable, real estate, real property, realty - property consisting of houses and landsubtypes:
- 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)
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is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadowsubtypes:
- badlands - deeply eroded barren land
- bottom, bottomland - low-lying alluvial land near a river
- coastland - land in a coastal area
- cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, 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
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is a type of: region - a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earthsubtypes:
- 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
- kingdom, realm - the domain ruled by a king or queen
- princedom, principality - territory ruled by a prince
- sheikdom, sheikhdom - the domain ruled by a sheik
- suzerainty - the domain of a suzerain
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is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadowsubtypes:
- 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
- floor - the ground on which people and animals move about
- foreland - land forming the forward margin of something
- forest, timber, timberland, woodland - 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, field, plain - extensive tract of level open land
- 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
specific instances: america - North America and South America and Central America -
is a type of: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposessubtypes:
- 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
- kingdom - a country with a king as head of state
- 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
- sultanate - country or territory ruled by a sultan
specific instances:- 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
- ceylon, democratic socialist republic of sri lanka, sri lanka - 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, sion, state of israel, yisrael, 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
- 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
- russia, russian federation - 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
- turkmen, turkmenia, turkmenistan, turkomen - 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
member holonym:- department - the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
- province, state - the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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subtypes: lotus land, lotusland - an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence
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is a type of: immovable, real estate, real property, realty - property consisting of houses and landsubtypes:
- freehold - an estate held in fee simple or for life
- 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
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is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectivelysubtypes:
- dutch, dutch people - the people of the Netherlands
- british, british people, brits - the people of Great Britain
- english, english people - the people of England
- irish, irish people - people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
- french, french people - the people of France
- spanish, spanish people - the people of Spain
- swiss, swiss people - the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
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is a type of: political entity, political unit - a unit with political responsibilitiessubtypes:
- 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
- foreign country - any state of which one is not a citizen
- 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, power, superpower, world 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
specific instances: eelam, tamil eelam - the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought forhas: estate, estate of the realm, the three estates - 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 -
is an instance of:
- 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
same as: din land, edwin herbert land -
is a type of: business, job, line, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn moneysame as: farming
Verb
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subtypes:
- alight, light, perch - to come to rest, settle
- force-land - make a forced landing
- beach - land on a beach
- port - land at or reach a port
- debark, disembark, set down - go ashore
- touch down - come or bring (a plane) to a landing
- undershoot - fall short of (the runway) in a landing
- belly-land - land on the underside without the landing gear
- crash land - make an emergency landing
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same as: bring down, put down
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same as: bring
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subtypes:
- ground, run aground, strand - bring to the ground
- strand - drive (a vessel) ashore
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is a type of: deliver, drive home - carry out or perform
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same as: set ashore, shore
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same as: down, shoot down
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