land

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the territory occupied by a nation

   They returned to the land of their birth.

2. 2
   noun

   the solid part of the earth's surface

   the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land

3. 3
   noun

   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

4. 4
   noun

   extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

   the family owned a large estate on Long Island

5. 5
   noun

   the land on which real estate is located

   I built the house on land leased from the city.

6. 6
   verb

   bring into a different state

   this may land you in jail

7. 7
   verb

   reach or come to rest

   The bird landed on the highest branch

8. 8
   verb

   cause to come to the ground

   the pilot managed to land the airplane safely

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old English land Middle English lond English land From Middle English lond, land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”), from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognates Cognate with Scots laund (“land”), Yola lhoan, lloan, loan, londe, lone (“land”), North Frisian loun, luin, lun, Lön, lönj, löön (“land”), Saterland Frisian Lound (“land”), West Frisian lân (“land”), Limburgish Land, landj, Laïnt (“land”), Dutch land…