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What (who) is -land - definition
-land
SUFFIX
The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a land. The word came via Germanic "[is the list of places that ends with "-land" or "Land".
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![Cross section of [[rankers]] soil, with plants and protruding roots near the top](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2013-morbihan-ile-berder-rankosol-granite0109.jpg?width=200 "Cross section of [[rankers]] soil, with plants and protruding roots near the top")
![incised]] alluvial plain from [[Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AlluvialPlain.JPG?width=200 "incised]] alluvial plain from [[Red Rock Canyon State Park (California)]].")
.png?width=200 "World map of land use as of 2017. A historical distribution of land use, beginning at 10,000 BCE, is shown at the bottom-right.")
![Hadean Eon]] Earth](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Earth formation.jpg?width=200 "Hadean Eon]] Earth")
![Clouds above [[Djibouti]]'s, [[Eritrea]]'s, [[Somalia]]'s and [[Yemen]]'s land territories](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ISS-59 Storm clouds on the southwestern coast of Yemen.jpg?width=200 "Clouds above [[Djibouti]]'s, [[Eritrea]]'s, [[Somalia]]'s and [[Yemen]]'s land territories")
![topographical]] map of Japan showing the elevation of the terrain.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Island arc of Japan.jpg?width=200 "topographical]] map of Japan showing the elevation of the terrain.")
![internationally recognized borders]] shown in dark green; [[Israeli-occupied territories]] shown in light green](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Israel (orthographic projection) with occupied territories.svg?width=200 "internationally recognized borders]] shown in dark green; [[Israeli-occupied territories]] shown in light green")
![Gran Sabana National Park]], [[Venezuela]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kukenan Tepuy at Sunset.jpg?width=200 "Gran Sabana National Park]], [[Venezuela]]")
![Land cover as classified by the [[International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme]] (IGBP) into 17 classes](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Land cover IGBP.png?width=200 "Land cover as classified by the [[International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme]] (IGBP) into 17 classes")
![A simplified diagram of the [[littoral zone]], which includes the coast and nearby waters](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Littoral Zones.jpg?width=200 "A simplified diagram of the [[littoral zone]], which includes the coast and nearby waters")
![A [[forest]] in Ryssbergen, [[Sweden]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ryssebergen 2012b.jpg?width=200 "A [[forest]] in Ryssbergen, [[Sweden]]")
![[[White Desert National Park]] in [[Egypt]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/White Desert, Rock formations, Egypt.jpg?width=200 "[[White Desert National Park]] in [[Egypt]]")
![A train traveling across the [[Voronezh Oblast]], Russia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Поезд на фоне горы Шатрище. Воронежская область.jpg?width=200 "A train traveling across the [[Voronezh Oblast]], Russia")
SOLID SURFACE OF EARTH THAT IS NOT PERMANENTLY COVERED BY WATER
Dry land
n. real property, real estate (and all that grows thereon), and the right to minerals underneath and the airspace over it. It may include improvements like buildings, but not necessarily. The owner of the land may give a long-term (like 99 years) lease to another with the right to build on it. The improvement is a "leasehold" for ownership of the right to use-without ownership of-the underlying land. The right to use the air above a parcel of land is subject to height limitations by local ordinance, state or federal law.
See also: real estate real property
land
SOLID SURFACE OF EARTH THAT IS NOT PERMANENTLY COVERED BY WATER
Dry land
¦ noun
1. the part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.
an area of ground, especially in terms of its ownership or use.
(the land) rural areas and the rural way of life.
S. African a field.
2. a country or state.
3. the space between the rifling-grooves in a gun.
¦ verb
1. put on land from a boat.
go ashore.
bring (a fish) to land with a net or rod.
informal succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable).
2. (with reference to aircraft, birds, etc.) come or bring down to the ground.
come to rest after falling or being thrown.
3. (land up) reach a place or destination.
(land up with) end up with (an unwelcome situation).
4. (land someone in) informal cause someone to be in (a difficult situation).
(land someone with) inflict (an unwelcome task or a difficult situation) on someone.
5. informal inflict (a blow) on someone.
Phrases
how the land lies Brit. what the state of affairs is.
in the land of the living humorous alive or awake.
the land of the free the United States of America.
the land of Nod humorous a state of sleep. [punningly, with biblical allusion to the place name Nod (Gen. 4:16).]
land (or fall) on one's feet have good luck or success.
Derivatives
landless adjective
landlessness noun
Origin
OE: of Gmc origin.
Examples of use of -land
1. Land–Use and Land–Cover Change Land use and land cover are linked to climate and weather in complex ways.
2. No land is a pleasant land unless it is also a green land.
3. SUGAR LAND, Tex., Aug. 21 –– Sugar Land Mayor David G.
4. Losing land These land–grabbers can be powerful opponents.
5. I have documents that this land was not Arab land.