lands
Britishplural noun
-
holdings in land
-
the part of a farm on which crops are grown
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest officially lands in Vienna on Sunday, with a "turquoise carpet" parade featuring competitors from all 35 nations.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“Turner ensured that upon his passing, his lands will continue to be protected, limiting future development and parcellation,” the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Plus, they were fellow petrostates, their destinies tied to the vast pools of oil beneath their sovereign lands.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Other proposals include $10 billion in bonds to build mixed-income housing on underutilized public lands, limits on investor purchases of single-family homes and an expansion of down payment and other types of mortgage assistance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
All occupied territories in France and Belgium were to be evacuated immediately, and all territory conquered in eastern Europe since 1914, including lands ceded by Russia at Brest-Litovsk, was to be surrendered.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
