land
noun
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands.
underland
-
a word derived from
land.
Example Sentences
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The underland is where human beings investigate dark matter and bury our nuclear waste, where we have imagined the kingdom of the dead and painted our first works of art.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2019
Much of Paris was built from its own underland, hewn block by block from the bedrock and hauled up for dressing and placing.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
I mostly listen, relaxing after the day’s exertions, pinching myself at the wondrously weird subcultures of this underland, reflecting on the bizarre cultural recyclings that it calls out.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
The oldest of underland stories – in fact, the oldest of stories – concerns a hazardous descent to reach someone or something consigned to the realm of the dead.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2019
Babyland never again will be thine, Land of all mystery, holy, divine, Motherland, otherland, Wonderland, underland, Land of a time ne'er again to be seen; Flowerland, bowerland, Airyland, fairyland, Rockaby, baby, thy cradle is green.
From Recitations for the Social Circle by James Clarence Harvey
