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  • 31land — landlike, adj. /land/, n. 1. 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: Land was sighted from the crow s nest. 2. an area of ground with reference to its… …

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  • 32land — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Surface of the earth Nouns 1. land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma, terra incognita. See inorganic matter, concavity, height, depth. 2. (inland area) continent, Europe, Asia, Eurasia, North or… …

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  • 33land — {{11}}land (n.) O.E. land, lond, ground, soil, also definite portion of the earth s surface, home region of a person or a people, territory marked by political boundaries, from P.Gmc. *landom (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. Du., Ger., Goth. land), from PIE… …

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  • 34Land Securities — Infobox Company company name = Land Securities Group plc company company type = Real estate investment trust (lse|LAND) company slogan = foundation = 1944 location = London, England, UK key people = Paul Myners, (Chairman Francis Salway, CE num… …

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  • 35land — [[t]lænd[/t]] n. 1) geo any part of the earth s surface, as a continent or an island, not covered by a body of water 2) an area of ground with reference to its nature or composition: arable land[/ex] 3) an area of ground with specific boundaries …

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  • 36Land of the blacks — The term land of the blacks was one applied to regions of Africa by almost all outsiders. Today, because the continent s countries were named by outsiders a good number of them have names that translate as land of the blacks :*Ethiopia, from the… …

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  • 37land — 1. noun /lænd/ a) The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. Most insects live on land. b) real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected …

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  • 38land reform — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms land reform : singular land reform plural land reforms a process in which land is given or sold at low prices to ordinary people, so that it is not owned only by a few rich people …

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  • 39Owned/rented — (As used in EIA s consumption surveys.) The relationship of a housing unit s occupants to the structure itself, not the land on which the structure is located. Owned means the owner or co owner is a member of the household and the housing unit is …

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  • 40land — In law, the part of the earth s surface that can be owned, including all buildings, trees, minerals, etc. , attached to or forming part of it. It also includes the airspace above the land necessary for its reasonable enjoyment. In law, a first… …

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