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land /ˈlænd/ ?

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(n) the land on which real estate is located
(n) material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
(n) territory over which rule or control is exercised
(n) the solid part of the earth's surface
(n) the territory occupied by a nation
(n) a domain in which something is dominant
(n) extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
(n) the people who live in a nation or country
(n) a politically organized body of people under a single government
(n) United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
(n) agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
(v) reach or come to rest
(v) cause to come to the ground
(v) bring into a different state
(v) bring ashore
(v) deliver (a blow)
(v) arrive on shore
(v) shoot at and force to come down

Despite the real estate boom, towns across America's heartland are giving acreage away.
Land mines Princess Diana devoted much of her life campaigning the ban of land mines.
Suburbs keep sprawling, highways keep gobbling up land, vacation resorts keep paving over waterfront acreage, often with no respect for the best long-term use of land.

"President Ford was a great American who gave many years of dedicated service to our country," President George W. Bush said in a statement. "With his quiet integrity, common sense, and kind instincts, President Ford helped heal our land and...
on Dec 26, 2006 By: President Bush Source: Reuters Canada
"He has applied the Constitution and the laws of the land with fidelity and restraint," Obama told reporters in the White House Rose Garden April 9.
on Apr 10, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: BusinessWeek
"Ford is committed to negotiations at a more detailed level with Tata about Jaguar and Land Rover," Ford executive vice-president and former boss of Ford SA Lewis Booth said. "There is still a considerable amount of work to do. No final...
on Jan 3, 2008 By: Lewis Booth Source: Motoring