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Synonyms for land

Most common

state region nation district property demesne soil territory

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Realm, domain.

    Maybe that's how it works in TV-land, but not in the real world.

  2. n. 2

    The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

    Most insects live on land.

  3. v. 1

    To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

    The plane is about to land.

  4. v. 2

    To alight, to descend from a vehicle.

Forms

Plural
lands → countries, states, regions, nations…
Past participle
landed
e.g. landed → disembarked, downed, debarked, getten…

Example sentences

  • property You establish the property right by paying for it.
  • soil Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.
  • territory You broke into my territory. Now I must shoot you.
  • earth The space shuttle informs us about the earth, too.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
landfalling
propertysteady
demesnefalling
soilfalling
territorysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
get1, lot1
4 letters
down1, take1, farm1, soil1, fang1
5 letters
state1, place1, bring1, light1, earth1, shore1, realm1
6 letters
ground1, region2, nation2, estate2, arrive2, domain2, realty3, alight2, debark
7 letters
country2, kingdom2, capture2, farming2, terrain2, furlong2, demesne2
8 letters
property3, district2, freehold2, alluvium4
9 letters
territory4, disembark3
12 letters
commonwealth3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (region2 = 2 syllables).

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