Meaning of land
Definition of land
material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries"
a domain in which something is dominant; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; "the family owned a large estate on Long Island"
the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"