landed

[ lan-did ]

/ ˈlæn dɪd /

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adjective

owning land, especially an estate: landed gentry.

consisting of land: landed property.

after shipping; delivered: a landed price.

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Origin of landed

before 1000; late Middle English (see land, -ed³); replacing Old English gelandod (rare), past participle of *landian to endow with land (see -ed²)

OTHER WORDS FROM landed

un·land·ed, adjective

Words nearby landed

land bridge, land contract, land crab, Land Dayak, Landdrost, landed, landed immigrant, Landé factor, lander, Landes, Landeshauptmann

How to use landed in a sentence

The Daily Beast has followed some of the refugees who landed in Sicily a month ago.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Same with my uncle and cousins when their planes landed from Vietnam.
A Veteran’s View: NYC Cold War Between Cops and City Hall|Matt Gallagher|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Liu was nearing the 20th anniversary of his arrival in America, having landed from China on Christmas Eve, 1994, at the age of 12.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Within a few summer weeks, “Hot N—” had become an inescapable pop-culture phenomenon and Bobby landed a major record deal.
Bobby Shmurda and Rap’s Ultimate Hoop Dream|Rawiya Kameir|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At least those parents whose kids landed the plum roles will be.
Was Baby Jesus A Holy Terror?|Candida Moss|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They landed more than six hundred of their men and more than one thousand Moros of the country, who also came in their ships.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Napoleon landed at Elba at an early hour in disguise, with a sergeant's company of marines.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
"But it was n't a lie," Punch would begin, charging into a laboured explanation that landed him more hopelessly in the mire.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
Dressed in full uniform, amid cries of "Long live our King Joachim," the unfortunate man landed with twenty-six followers.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The landed proprietor still redeemed, day after day, portions of his involved estate.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for landed

landed

/ (ˈlændɪd) /

adjective

owning landlanded gentry

consisting of or including landa landed estate

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Origin of landed

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