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Etymology
ME. < OE. land, lond (ground, soil, defined piece of land, country) < Proto-Germanic *landom < Proto-Indo-European *lendh- (land, heath).

Pronunciation
AHD|/l�nd/
IPA|/lænd/
SAMPA|/l{nd/
audio|en-us-land.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
2. Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.
3. A country or region.
4. Ground that is suitable for farming.
5. (Ireland / Colloquial) a fright.

#: He got an awful land when the police arrived.

Translations
trans-top|the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
Albanian: t-|sq|vend|m|xs=Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|ارض|أر�ض� unicode|(�ar�) f
Basque: lur
Blackfoot: ksaahko
Bulgarian: зем� (zemjá) f
Catalan: terra f
Chinese: �� (t�dì)
Cree: askiy
Croatian: t+|hr|zemlja|f
Danish: t+|da|land|n
Dutch: t+|nl|land|n
Esperanto: t+|eo|lando|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t+|et|maa
Fijian: vanua
Finnish: t+|fi|maa
French: t+|fr|terre|f
German: t+|de|Land|n, t+|de|Land|p|alt=Länder
Greek: ξη�ά (ksirá) (dry-land) f, γη (yi) f
Hawaiian: honua
Hebrew: �רץ (eréts) f, ���� (adamah) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|ország, t+|hu|föld
Icelandic: t+|is|land
Ido: lando
Igbo: ala
trans-mid
Indonesian: tanah, bumi, negara, negeri
Italian: t+|it|terra|f
Japanese: �� (��, tochí)
Korean: � (ttang), � (mut)
Kurdish:
:Sorani: t|ku|خاک|trxak|scKUchar
Latin: t+|la|terra|f
Lithuanian: sausuma f
Maltese: t-|mt|art|xs=Maltese
Maori: t+|mi|whenua|xs=Maori
Norwegian: t+|no|land|n
Novial: lande
Occitan: tèrra
Ojibwe: aki, aki|akiin p
Polish: kraj m, ziemia f
Portuguese: t+|pt|terra|f
Romanian: t+|ro|ţar�|f
Russian: t+|ru|земл�|f|trzemljá|scCyrl, t-|ru|земли|p|trzémli|scCyrl
Scottish Gaelic: talamh m, tìr f
Serbian: зем�а, zemlja
Slovene: kopno n
Spanish: t+|es|tierra|f
Swahili: ardhi sg/pl
Swedish: t+|sv|land|n
Thai: THchar|�ิ� (din), THchar|ภู (phuu)
Tongan: fonua
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trans-top|real estate or landed property
Catalan: terra, terreny
Dutch: t+|nl|land|n, t+|nl|grond|m
Finnish: t+|fi|maa
German: t+|de|Land|n, t+|de|Land|p|alt=Länder
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Korean: � (ttang), �� (��, toji)
Lithuanian: žem� f
Novial: lande
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trans-top|a country or region
Arabic: ARchar|ب�اد (bil�d) p
Catalan: terra
Finnish: t+|fi|maa
German: t+|de|Land|n, t+|de|Land|p|alt=Länder
Ancient Greek: ���α f
trans-mid
Korean: � (ttang), �� (nara)
Lithuanian: kraštas m
Novial: lande
Slovene: dežela f
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trans-top|ground that is suitable for farming
German: t+|de|Land|n, t+|de|Land|p|alt=Länder
Icelandic: t+|is|jörð
Korean: � (ttang), �� (��, toji)
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Novial: lande
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Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

#: The plane is about to land.

1. intransitive To come into rest.
2. intransitive To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.
3. transitive To bring to land.

#: It can be tricky to land a helicopter.
#: Use the net to land the fish.

1. transitive To acquire; to secure.
2. transitive To deliver.

Translations
trans-top|to land
Catalan: atterrar
Dutch: t+|nl|landen
Estonian: maanduma
Finnish: t+|fi|laskeutua
French: se poser#French|poser, atterrir
German: t+|de|landen
Greek: t|el|��ο�γει�ν�|sc=Grek (prosgeióno)
Hebrew: �נ��ת (le-nakhat)
Hungarian: leszáll, landol
trans-mid
Icelandic: t-|is|lenda
Japanese: ���� (�������, chakurikú surú); ���� (�������, j�riku surú)
Korean: �리� (naerida)
Ojibwe: boonii
Polish: l�dowa�
Portuguese: aterrissar, pousar
Russian: п�иземл����� / п�иземли���� (prizemlját�sja / prizemlít�sja)
Slovene: pristati
Spanish: t+|es|aterrizar
Thai: THchar|ล� (lohng)
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trans-top|to come into rest
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trans-top|to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water
Catalan: atracar
Finnish: nousta maa|maihin, laskea maa|maihin
trans-mid
Korean: �� (dahda)
Portuguese: t+|pt|desembarcar
Slovene: pristati
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trans-top|to bring to land
Dutch: doen landen, aan de grond zetten
Finnish: saada maa|maahan, saada maa|maalle (e.g., fish), laskeutua (can�t really be transitive)
French: t+|fr|poser
German: t+|de|landen
Hebrew: ��נ��ת (le-hanekhit)
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (�������, chakurikú surú); ����� (��������, j�riku saserú)
Korean: �리� (naerida), �리� (burida) (for cargo)
Portuguese: aterrissar
Spanish: t+|es|aterrizar
Thai: THchar|��รื�อ��ิ�ล�สู��ื�� (khreùùang bin lohng sùù pheūūn)
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trans-top|to acquire; to secure
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trans-top|to deliver
trans-mid
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Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

1. Of or relating to land.
2. Residing or growing on land.

Translations
trans-top|Of or relating to land
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trans-top|Residing or growing on land
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English ergative verbs

Dutch

Noun
land n

1. land, country

Derived terms
landschap

Verb
land

1. First person singular present tense of landen
2. Singular imperative of landen

Category:Dutch nouns
Category:Dutch verb forms

Faroese

Noun
land n

1. land
2. coast
3. country, nation
4. ground, soil
5. "the state"

Declension
fo-decl-noun-n8|l|nd

Category:Faroese nouns

Icelandic
Fallbeyging hk sb 01 ö|l|nd

Noun
land n

1. land#Icelandic|land, country

Derived terms
föðurland
landlægur m, landlæg f, landlægt n

Category:Icelandic nouns

Old English

Etymology
From Germanic *landom, from Indo-European. Cognate with Old Saxon land (Dutch #Dutch|land), Old High German lant (German Land), Old Norse #Old Norse|land (Swedish #Swedish|land), Gothic ����. The PIE root is also the source of Celtic *land� (Welsh llan �enclosure�, Breton lann �heath�).

Pronunciation
IPA|/l�nd/

Noun
land n

1. #English|land

Derived terms
landfruma

Descendants
English: #English|land

Category:Old English nouns

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-land.ogg|audio

Noun
land n
sv-noun|gender=neuter|land|landet|länder|länderna|lands|landets|länders|ländernas

1. #English|Land, country.

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