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Idioms for land
land / fall on one's feet, feet (def. 3).
see how the land lies, to investigate in advance; inform oneself of the facts of a situation before acting: You should see how the land lies before making a formal proposal.Compare lay of the land.
Origin of land
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch, German, Old Norse, Gothic land; akin to Irish lann “open space,” Welsh llan “church” (originally “enclosure”), Breton lann “heath.” See lawn1
OTHER WORDS FROM land
landlike, adjectivere·land, verbun·der·land, nounDefinition for land (2 of 3)
Land
[ land ]
/ lænd /
noun
Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
Definition for land (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for land (1 of 3)
land
/ (lænd) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of land
landless, adjectivelandlessness, nounWord Origin for land
Old English; compare Old Norse, Gothic land, Old High German lant
British Dictionary definitions for land (2 of 3)
Land1
/ (lænd) /
noun
Edwin Herbert. 1909–91, US inventor of the Polaroid Land camera
British Dictionary definitions for land (3 of 3)
Land2
/ German (lant) /
noun plural Länder (ˈlɛndər)
- any of the federal states of Germany
- any of the provinces of Austria
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Idioms and Phrases with land
land
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