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The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
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Most insects live on land.
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Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
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There are 50 acres of land in this estate.
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A country or region.
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A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.
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The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.
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wet land; good or bad land for growing potatoes
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(often in combination) realm, domain.
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I'm going to Disneyland.
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The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.
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A shock or fright.
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He got an awful land when the police arrived.
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A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.
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In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.
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(travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.
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Our city offices sell a lot more land than our suburban offices.
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The ground or floor.
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The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.
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In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.
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A group of dwellings or tenements under one roof and having a common entry.