landowning

American  

[land-ohn-ing] / ˈlændˌoʊn ɪŋ /

adjective

1. having ownership of land, especially in large amounts.

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Other Word Forms

• non-landowning
  adjective

Example Sentences

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landowning

“He is simply a landowner, coming from a large landowning family,” and his interactions with others in the indictment were solely for legitimate business deals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, the Deep South consisted of a landowning class, some of whom relocated from slave plantations in the Caribbean, who formed an "oligarchic, top-down society".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

There are already wind turbines atop the butte, built by the landowning Galt family with Borgquist’s help.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

The so-called English squirearchy, which began as a military class, gradually became a landowning caste from which the members of Parliament were elected.

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2023

In the house of one old landowning family in which I was a guest I saw a gaku inscribed, "Happiness comes to the house whose ancestors were virtuous."

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott