/lænd/

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Meaning

The ground, the dry part of the earth that is not the sea.

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Word origin

From Old English land, meaning ground or country.

Origin
Old English
Root
land

Grammar

Gender
Plurallands

Examples

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"Land" is the dry ground, not the sea.

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Here "land" means ground where you can grow food.

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In this sense "land" is uncountable, so it has no plural.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 2: land, alright, million and 7 more words.