land

Primary Meanings of land

1.	n v	the solid part of the earth's surface cause to come to the ground
2.	n	a domain in which something is dominant
3.	n	the people who live in a nation or country
4.	v	bring into a different state
5.	v	deliver (a blow)

Full Definitions of land

n the solid part of the earth's surface

“the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land”

Synonyms:: dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma

Examples:: show 280 examples...; hide 280 examples...; America
North America and South America and Central America; Continent
the European mainland; Asia Minor
a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey; Anguilla
a British colony in the West Indies; Aran Islands
three small islands belonging to Ireland at the entrance to Galway Bay; Antigua
the largest of the islands comprising Antigua and Barbuda; Barbuda
an island in Antigua and Barbuda; Redonda
an island in Antigua and Barbuda; Bermudas
a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort; Bouvet Island
an island belonging to Norway in the South Atlantic near the Antarctic Circle; Montserrat
a volcanic island in the Caribbean; in the West Indies; Balkan Peninsula
a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range; Cape Verde Islands
a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal; Sao Tiago Island
largest of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean; Falkland Islands
a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony; Ceylon
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India; Chiloe
the largest Chilean island and the only one to be settled; located off south-central Chile; Tierra del Fuego
an archipelago off southern South America; separated from the continent by the Strait of Magellan; islands are administered by Chile and by Argentina; Cape Horn
a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego); Formosa
an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea; Nationalist China
a government on the island of Taiwan established in 1949 by Chiang Kai-shek after the conquest of mainland China by the Communists led by Mao Zedong; Indochinese peninsula
a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam; Comoro Islands
three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar; Central America
the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia; Yucatan Peninsula
a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea; Guadalupe Island
a Mexican island in the Pacific to the west of Baja California; West Indies
the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area; Antilles
a group of islands in the West Indies; Greater Antilles
a group of islands in the western West Indies; Lesser Antilles
a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; Netherlands Antilles
a group of islands in the Lesser Antilles just to the north of Venezuela that are administered by The Netherlands; Aruba
a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles; Bonaire
a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles; Curacao
a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles; Saba
a island in the Netherlands Antilles that is the top of an extinct volcano; Saint Eustatius
an island in the Netherlands Antilles; Leeward Islands
a group of islands in the eastern West Indies; Saint Maarten
an island in the western Leeward Islands; administered jointly by France and the Netherlands; Windward Islands
a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles; Cuba
the largest island in the West Indies; Guadeloupe
an island territory of France located in the eastern West Indies; tourism is the major industry; Hispaniola
an island in the West Indies; Puerto Rico
the smallest and easternmost of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean; Culebra
a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico with miles of beautiful beaches; Vieques
a small island off the coast of Puerto Rico used for target practice by the United States Navy; Jamaica
an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti; Virgin Islands
a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain; Barbados
easternmost of the West Indies about 300 miles to the north of Venezuela; Trinidad
an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; Tobago
island in West Indies; Cyprus
an island in the eastern Mediterranean; Scandinavian Peninsula
the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden; Jutland
peninsula in northern Europe that forms the continental part of Denmark and a northern part of Germany; Sjaelland
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen; Dominica
a volcanic island in the Windward Islands that was once a stronghold of the Carib Indians; Bioko
an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Equatorial Guinea; Svalbard
a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean; Spitsbergen
islands in the Svalbard archipelago to the east of northern Greenland; belonging to Norway; Lofoten
a string of islands off the northwestern coast of Norway in the Norwegian Sea; Lindesnes
a cape at the southern tip of Norway; Galapagos Islands
a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life; Fiji Islands
a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral; Viti Levu
a volcanic island in the Fijis; Vanua Levu
a volcanic island in the Fijis; Aaland islands
an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control; Aegina
an island in the Aegean Sea in the Saronic Gulf; Chios
an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece; Kikladhes
a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean; Dhodhekanisos
a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea; Mytilene
an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry; Rhodes
a Greek island in the southeast Aegean Sea 10 miles off the Turkish coast; the largest of the Dodecanese; it was colonized before 1000 BC by Dorians from Argos; site of the Colossus of Rhodes; Crete
the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC; Ithaca
a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend Odysseus was its king; Aegadean Islands
a group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean; Peloponnesian Peninsula
the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC; Lemnos
a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties; Olympia
a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games; Italian Peninsula
a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea; Capri
an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery; Ischia
a volcanic island (part of Campania) in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the north end of the Bay of Naples; Sardegna
an island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy; Sicilia
the largest island in the Mediterranean; Cape Passero
a cape that forms the southeastern corner of the island of Sicily; Kalaallit Nunaat
the largest island in the world; lies between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean; a self-governing province of Denmark; Baffin Island
the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay; Vancouver Island
an island off southwestern Canada (off the southwestern coast of British Columbia); the largest island off the west coast of North America; Newfoundland
an island in the north Atlantic; Arctic Archipelago
all the islands that lie to the north of mainland Canada and the Arctic Circle; Cape Breton Island
an island that forms the northeastern part of Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia
a peninsula in eastern Canada between the Bay of Fundy and the Saint Lawrence River; Tasmania
an island off the southeastern coast of Australia; Norfolk Island
an island territory of Australia in the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Australia; formerly a British penal colony; Nullarbor Plain
a vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center; Aleutian Islands
an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska; Oceanica
a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago); Australasia
Australia, New Zealand, and neighboring islands in the South Pacific; Austronesia
islands of central and South Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia); Melanesia
the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania; Micronesia
the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania; Ladrone Islands
a chain of coral and volcanic islands in Micronesia (including Guam and the Northern Marianas) halfway between New Guinea and Japan; discovered by Magellan in 1521; Saipan
the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States; Guam
the largest and southernmost island in the Marianas which is administered as a territory of the United States; it was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898; Wake Island
an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii; Caroline Islands
a long archipelago of more than 500 islands in Micronesia to the east of the Philippines; Marshall Islands
a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia; Gilbert Islands
a group of islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it became part of the Republic of Kiribati in 1979; Ellice Islands
a group of coral islands in Micronesia to the southwest of Hawaii; Pleasant Island
a small island in the central Pacific Ocean 2,800 miles to the southwest of Hawaii; in Micronesia to the west of the Gilbert Islands; Polynesia
the islands in the eastern part of Oceania; Malay Archipelago
a group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between Asia and Australia; Sunda Islands
a chain of islands in the western Malay Archipelago; Greater Sunda Islands
a chain of islands including Borneo and Celebes and Java and Sumatra; Lesser Sunda Islands
a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor; Bismarck Archipelago
a group of islands in the southwestern Pacific to the northeast of New Guinea; part of Papua New Guinea; Admiralty Islands
a group of islands in the Bismarck Archipelago; Kalimantan
3rd largest island in the world; in the western Pacific to the north of Java; largely covered by dense jungle and rain forest; part of the Malay Archipelago; Bougainville
the largest of the Solomon Islands; a province of Papua New Guinea; Guadalcanal
a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth; New Britain
the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea; New Caledonia
an island to the to the east of Australia and to the north of New Zealand; New Guinea
a Pacific island to the north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; the western part is governed by Indonesia and the eastern part is Papua New Guinea; New Ireland
an island in the Bismarck Archipelago; part of Papua New Guinea; Arabian Peninsula
a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources; Bahrain Island
an island in the Persian Gulf; British Isles
Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic; Great Britain
an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales; Emerald Isle
an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; Marston Moor
a former moor in northern England; Channel Island
any of a group of British islands in the English Channel off the northern coast of France; Isles of Scilly
an archipelago of small islands off the southwestern coast of England near the entrance to the English Channel; formerly a haven for smugglers and pirates; Isle of Man
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea; Hebridean Islands
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland; Inner Hebrides
islands between the Outer Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland; Isle of Skye
an island of northwestern Scotland noted for its rugged mountain scenery; Islay
an island of western Scotland at the southern end of the Inner Hebrides; Mull
an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides; Staffa
an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides to the west of Mull; site of Fingal's Cave; Outer Hebrides
a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland; Anglesea Island
an island to the northwest of Wales; Sinai Peninsula
a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea; Java
an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions; Bali
an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts; Timor
an island in Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago; the largest and most eastern of the Lesser Sunda Islands; Sumatra
a mountainous island in western Indonesia; Sulawesi
a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia; Spice Islands
a group of island in eastern Indonesia between Celebes and New Guinea; settled by the Portuguese but taken by the Dutch who made them the center for a spice monopoly, at which time they were known as Spice Islands; Japanese Archipelago
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean; Hokkaido
the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu; Honshu
the central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland; Kyushu
the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields; Shikoku
the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous; Okinawa
the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands; Ryukyu Islands
a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972); Volcano Islands
a group of Japanese Islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the north of the Marianas; Iwo Jima
the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan; Ile-St-Louis
island in Paris on the Seine; Corsica
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France; Martinique
an island in the eastern Caribbean in the Windward Islands; administered as an overseas region of France; Frisian Islands
a chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland; Faeroe Islands
a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands; Iceland
a volcanic island in the North Atlantic near the Arctic Circle; Orkney Islands
an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland; Shetland Islands
an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland; Dae-Han-Min-Gook
an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook; Madagascar
an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa; the 4th largest island in the world; Malay Peninsula
a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar; Maldive Islands
a group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean; Malta
a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea; Mauritius
an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean; New Zealand Islands
North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in the South Pacific; North Island
the smaller but more populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from South Island by Cook Strait; South Island
the larger but less populous of two main islands of New Zealand; separated from North Island by Cook Strait; Palau Islands
a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean; Philippine Islands
an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands; Cebu
one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor; Luzon
the main island of the Philippines; Mindanao
the second largest island of the Philippines at the southern end of the archipelago; mountainous and volcanic; Mindoro
a mountainous island in the central Philippines; Visayan Islands
group of islands in the central Philippines; Iberian Peninsula
a peninsula in southwestern Europe; Acores
islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal; Madeira
an island in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa; the largest of the Madeira Islands; Madeira Islands
a group of volcanic islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of Morocco; the group forms an autonomous region of Portugal; Katar Peninsula
a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf; Saint Christopher
the largest of the islands comprising Saint Christopher-Nevis; Nevis
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis; Sombrero
one of the islands of Saint Christopher-Nevis; Saint Lucia
a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique; Saint Vincent
an island in the center of the Windward Islands; the largest of the islands comprising Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Tahiti
an island in the south Pacific; the most important island in French Polynesia; made famous by Robert Louis Stevenson and Paul Gauguin; Society Islands
an island group of French Polynesia in the South Pacific to the east of Samoa; Paumotu Archipelago
a group of about 80 coral islands in French Polynesia; Austral Islands
a chain of small islands in French Polynesia; Gambier Islands
a group of islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia; Marquesas Islands
a group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia; Samoan Islands
a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific midway between Hawaii and Australia; its climate and scenery and Polynesian culture make it a popular tourist stop; Principe
an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles islands
a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar; Singapore Island
an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula; Solomon Islands
the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth; Somali peninsula
a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia; Cape of Good Hope
a point of land in southwestern South Africa (south of Cape Town); Novaya Zemlya
two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads; Kola Peninsula
a peninsula in northwestern Russia projecting eastward between the Barents Sea and the White Sea; Crimea
a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov; Kamchatka Peninsula
a peninsula in eastern Siberia; between Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk; Taimyr Peninsula
a peninsula in northern Siberia; Balearic Islands
an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain; Majorca
the largest of the Balearic Islands; Canary Islands
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces; Tenerife
a Spanish island in the Atlantic off the northwestern coast of Africa; the largest of the Canary Islands; Zanzibar
an island in the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Africa; part of the United Republic of Tanzania; Serengeti Plain
a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife; Seward Peninsula
a peninsula in western Alaska that projects westward into the Bering Sea just below the Arctic Circle; Alexander Archipelago
a group of islands off southeastern Alaska; Admiralty Island
an Alaskan island in the Alexander Archipelago near Juneau; Catalina Island
an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California; Hawaiian Islands
a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific; Hawaii Island
the largest and southernmost of the Hawaii islands; has several volcanic peaks; Kahoolawe Island
an island of south-central Hawaii; Kauai Island
an island of Hawaii to the northwest of Oahu; Lanai Island
an island of central Hawaii; a pineapple-growing area; Maui Island
the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands; Molokai Island
an island of central Hawaii (between Maui and Oahu); Nihau Island
the most northwestern Hawaiian island (beyond Kauai); Oahu Island
an island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state; Cape Ann
a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean; Cape Cod
a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area; Martha's Vineyard
an island summer resort off of Cape Cod; Nantucket
an island resort off Cape Cod; formerly a center of the whaling industry; Cape May
a cape of southeast New Jersey extending into the Atlantic Ocean; Bedloe's Island
an island in New York Bay to the southwest of Manhattan where the Statue of Liberty stands; Manhattan Island
an island at the north end of New York Bay where the borough of Manhattan is located; Ellis Island
an island in New York Bay that was formerly the principal immigration station for the United States; Long Island
an island in southeastern New York; Brooklyn and Queens are on its western end; Cape Fear
a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean; Cape Flattery
a cape of northwestern Washington; Cape Froward
a cape on the Strait of Magellan in southern Chile; the most southern point on the mainland of South America; Cape Hatteras
a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; Hatteras Island
a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore; Galveston Island
an island at the entrance of Galveston Bay; Krakatao
a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history; New Siberian Islands
a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean to the north of Siberia and to the east of the Laptev Sea; Africa
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean; Alaska Peninsula
a peninsula of southwestern Alaska (a continuation of the Aleutian Islands); Antarctic continent
an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep; Antarctic Peninsula
a large peninsula of Antarctica that extends some 1200 miles north toward South America; separates the Weddell Sea from the South Pacific; Asia
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations; Australia
the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean; Black Forest
a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany; Cape Sable
a cape at the southwest tip of Florida; the southernmost part of the United States mainland; Cape Trafalgar
a small cape in southwestern Spain; Cape York
the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula at the Torres Strait; the northernmost point of the Australian mainland; Cape York Peninsula
a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea; Chukchi Peninsula
peninsula of northeastern Siberia across the Bering Strait from northwestern Alaska; Eurasia
the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia; Europe
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles; Eyre Peninsula
a peninsula of southern Australia; Gondwanaland
a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica; Hoek van Holland
a cape on the southwestern coast of the Netherlands near Rotterdam; islet
a small island; Isthmus of Corinth
a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs; Isthmus of Kra
a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland; Isthmus of Darien
the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien; Isthmus of Suez
the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia; Isthmus of Tehuantepec
the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast; Karelian Isthmus
the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia; Kodiak Island
an island off southern Alaska in the Gulf of Alaska; site of the first European settlement in the area which was founded by the Russians in 1784; Labrador-Ungava Peninsula
a peninsular region of eastern Canada between Hudson Bay and the Labrador Sea; contains most of Quebec and the mainland part of Newfoundland and Labrador; Laurasia
a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia; Liaodong Peninsula
a peninsula in northeastern China that extends into the Yellow Sea, between Bo Hai and Korea Bay; Lower California
a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico; Lower Peninsula
the part of northern Michigan between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron; North America
a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama; Pangaea
(plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland; Sherwood Forest
an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band; Skagens Odde
a cape on the northernmost tip of Jutland between the Skagerrak and the Kattegatt; South America
a continent in the western hemisphere connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama; Upper Peninsula
the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan; Wilderness
a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War

Types:: show 37 types...; hide 37 types...; archipelago
a group of many islands in a large body of water; beachfront
a strip of land running along a beach; cape, ness
a strip of land projecting into a body of water; coastal plain
a plain adjacent to a coast; floor
the ground on which people and animals move about; foreland
land forming the forward margin of something; forest, timber, timberland, woodland
land that is covered with trees and shrubs; island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water; isthmus
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas; land mass, landmass
a large continuous extent of land; mainland
the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula; neck
a narrow elongated projecting strip of land; oxbow
the land inside an oxbow bend in a river; peninsula
a large mass of land projecting into a body of water; champaign, field, plain
extensive tract of level open land; slash
an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind); wonderland
a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder; Caribbean Island
an island in the Caribbean Sea; Aegean island
an island in the Aegean Sea; barrier island
a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore; continent
one of the large landmasses of the earth; flat
a level tract of land; flood plain, floodplain
a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding; greenwood
woodlands in full leaf; llano
an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America); moor, moorland
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss; peneplain, peneplane
a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements; riparian forest
woodlands along the banks of stream or river; silva, sylva
the forest trees growing in a country or region; snowfield
a permanent wide expanse of snow; South Sea Islands
any islands in the southern or southwestern of central parts of the Pacific Ocean; spit, tongue
a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea; steppe
extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia); subcontinent
a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent; tidewater
low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams; tree farm
a forest (or part of a forest) where trees are grown for commercial use; tundra
a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen

Type of:: object, physical object
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

n material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

“the land had never been plowed”

Synonyms:: ground, soil

Examples:: Bad Lands
an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska; Everglades
a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife; Okefenokee Swamp
a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia

Types:: show 16 types...; hide 16 types...; badlands
deeply eroded barren land; bottom, bottomland
low-lying alluvial land near a river; coastland
land in a coastal area; cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, tilth
arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops; overburden
the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits; permafrost
ground that is permanently frozen; polder
low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands); rangeland
land suitable for grazing livestock; scablands
(geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington); greensward, sod, sward, turf
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots; wetland
a low area where the land is saturated with water; bog, peat bog
wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel; divot
a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club); fallow
cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons; fen, fenland, marsh, marshland
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; swamp, swampland
low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

Type of:: object, physical object
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

n the land on which real estate is located

“he built the house on land leased from the city”

Types:: farmstead
the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm; homestead
the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family; no man's land
land that is unowned and uninhabited (and usually undesirable)

Type of:: immovable, real estate, real property, realty
property consisting of houses and land

n extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

Synonyms:: acres, demesne, estate, landed estate

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; freehold
an estate held in fee simple or for life; glebe
plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office; leasehold
land or property held under a lease; smallholding
a piece of land under 50 acres that is sold or let to someone for cultivation; homestead
land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law; feoff, fief
a piece of land held under the feudal system; barony
the estate of a baron; countryseat
an estate in the country; Crown land
land that belongs to the Crown; manor
the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it); seigneury, seigniory, signory
the estate of a seigneur; hacienda
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries; plantation
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas); entail
land received by fee tail; orangery
a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas

Type of:: immovable, real estate, real property, realty
property consisting of houses and land

n agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

“there's no work on the land any more”

Synonyms:: farming

Type of:: business, job, line, line of work, occupation
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

v cause to come to the ground

“the pilot managed to land the airplane safely”

Synonyms:: bring down, put down

Type of:: arrive, come, get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

v shoot at and force to come down

“the enemy landed several of our aircraft”

Synonyms:: down, shoot down

v reach or come to rest

“The bird landed on the highest branch”

“The plane landed in Istanbul”

Synonyms:: set down

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; alight, light, perch
to come to rest, settle; force-land
make a forced landing; beach
land on a beach; port
land at or reach a port; debark, disembark, set down
go ashore; touch down
come or bring (a plane) to a landing; undershoot
fall short of (the runway) in a landing; belly-land
land on the underside without the landing gear; crash land
make an emergency landing; ditch
make an emergency landing on water

Type of:: arrive, come, get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

v arrive on shore

“The ship landed in Pearl Harbor”

Synonyms:: set ashore, shore

Type of:: arrive, come, get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

v bring ashore

“The drug smugglers landed the heroin on the beach of the island”

Types:: ground, run aground, strand
bring to the ground; strand
drive (a vessel) ashore

Type of:: bring, convey, take
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

n a domain in which something is dominant

“a land of make-believe”

Synonyms:: kingdom, realm

Types:: lotus land, lotusland
an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence

Type of:: area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere
a particular environment or walk of life

n the territory occupied by a nation

“he returned to the land of his birth”

Synonyms:: country, state

Examples:: show 204 examples...; hide 204 examples...; Antigua and Barbuda
a country in the northern Leeward Islands; Republic of Cape Verde
an island country in the Atlantic off the coast of Senegal; Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948; Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
a country on the Comoro Islands; Republic of Cuba
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; Republic of Haiti
a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere; Dominican Republic
a republic in the West Indies; located on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola; Jamaica
a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism; Barbados
a parliamentary democracy on the island of Barbados; former British colony; a popular resort area; Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
an island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962; Republic of Cyprus
a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin; Commonwealth of Dominica
a country on the island of Dominica; East Timor
a former Portuguese colony that was annexed by Indonesia in 1976; voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999 and in May 2002 became an independent nation; Republic of Fiji
an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands; State of Israel
Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine; Etruria
an ancient country in central Italy; assimilated by the Romans by about 200 BC; Commonwealth of Australia
a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony; Federated States of Micronesia
a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986; Republic of the Marshall Islands
a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands; Tuvalu
a small island republic on the Tuvalu islands; formerly part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands until it withdrew in 1975 and became independent of the United Kingdom in 1978; Republic of Kiribati
an island republic in the west central Pacific just to the south of the equator; Republic of Nauru
an island republic on Nauru Island; phosphate exports support the economy; Independent State of Papua New Guinea
a parliamentary democracy on the eastern half of the island of New Guinea; in 1975 it became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations; Commonwealth of the Bahamas
island country in the Atlantic to the east of Florida and Cuba; a popular winter resort; Burkina Faso
a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960; Republic of Indonesia
a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions; Grenada
an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth; Republic of Maldives
a republic on the Maldive Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1965; Republic of Malta
a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964; Republic of Mauritius
a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius; New Zealand
an independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery; Republic of Palau
a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States; Republic of the Philippines
a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946; Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
a country on several of the Leeward Islands; located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983; Saint Lucia
a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
an island country in the central Windward Islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1979; Independent State of Samoa
a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa in the South Pacific; Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves; Republic of Seychelles
a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976; Solomon Islands
the southern Solomon Islands that since 1978 form an independent state in the British Commonwealth; Rus
the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991; Russian Federation
a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state; Ukrayina
a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century; Turkmenistan
a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991; Friendly Islands
a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970; Republic of Turkey
a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923; Republic of Vanuatu
a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980; Balkans
the Balkan countries collectively; Republic of Namibia
a republic in southwestern Africa on the south Atlantic coast (formerly called South West Africa); achieved independence from South Africa in 1990; the greater part of Namibia forms part of the high Namibian plateau of South Africa; Islamic State of Afghanistan
a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; Republic of Albania
a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula; Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria
a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s; Republic of Angola
a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990; Argentine Republic
a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America; Republic of Bulgaria
a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe; Union of Burma
a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal; Republic of Burundi
a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika; Kingdom of Cambodia
a nation in southeastern Asia; was part of Indochina under French rule until 1946; Republic of Cameroon
a republic on the western coast of central Africa; was under French and British control until 1960; Central African Republic
a landlocked country in central Africa; formerly under French control; became independent in 1960; Republic of Chad
a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960; Republic of Chile
a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast; People's Republic of China
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world; Republic of Colombia
a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language; Republic of the Congo
a republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Democratic Republic of the Congo
a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960; Republic of Costa Rica
a republic in Central America; one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America; Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
a republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; one of the most prosperous and politically stable countries in Africa; Republic of Guatemala
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable; British Honduras
a country on the northeastern coast of Central America on the Caribbean; formerly under British control; Republic of Honduras
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture; Republic of El Salvador
a republic on the Pacific coast of Central America; Republic of Nicaragua
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; Republic of Panama
a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903; United Mexican States
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810; Czech Republic
a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993; Slovak Republic
a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from the Czech Republic in 1993; Republic of Benin
a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control; Togolese Republic
a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control; Kingdom of Denmark
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea; Republic of Djibouti
a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997; Republic of Equatorial Guinea
a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968; Kingdom of Norway
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe on the western side of the Scandinavian Peninsula; achieved independence from Sweden in 1905; Kingdom of Sweden
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula; Federal Republic of Germany
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990; German Democratic Republic
a republic in north central Europe on the Baltic; established by the Soviet Union in 1954; reunified with West Germany in 1990; Federal Republic of Germany
a republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990; Republic of Ecuador
a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes; State of Eritrea
an African country to the north of Ethiopia on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Ethiopia in 1993; Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia; Republic of Finland
republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917; Hellenic Republic
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil; Israel
an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC; Italian Republic
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD; Roumania
a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea; Rwandese Republic
a landlocked republic in central Africa; formerly a German colony; Yugoslavia
a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980; Republic of Croatia
a republic in the western Balkans in south-central Europe in the eastern Adriatic coastal area; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; became independent in 1991; Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro; Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims; Republic of Slovenia
a mountainous republic in central Europe; formerly part of the Habsburg monarchy and Yugoslavia; achieved independence in 1991; Canada
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; Republic of Austria
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century; State of Bahrain
an island country in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia; oil revenues funded progressive programs until reserves were exhausted in 1970s; People's Republic of Bangladesh
a Muslim republic in southern Asia bordered by India to the north and west and east and the Bay of Bengal to the south; formerly part of India and then part of Pakistan; it achieved independence in 1971; Flanders
a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands; Kingdom of Belgium
a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Kingdom of Bhutan
a landlocked principality in the Himalayas to the northeast of India; Republic of Botswana
a landlocked republic in south-central Africa that became independent from British control in the 1960s; Republic of Bolivia
a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain; Federative Republic of Brazil
the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom; England
a division of the United Kingdom; Northern Ireland
a division of the United Kingdom located on the northern part of the island of Ireland; Republic of Ireland
a republic consisting of 26 of 32 counties comprising the island of Ireland; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1921; Scotland
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts; Negara Brunei Darussalam
a sultanate in northwestern Borneo; became independent of Great Britain in 1984; Arab Republic of Egypt
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC; Republic of India
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947; Kingdom of Nepal
a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China; Sitsang
an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas; Islamic Republic of Iran
a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil; Republic of Iraq
a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq; Nippon
a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building; Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea; Republic of Kenya
a republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1963; major archeological discoveries have been made in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya; State of Kuwait
an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum; French Republic
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe; Gabonese Republic
a republic on the west coast of Africa; Republic of The Gambia
a narrow republic surrounded by Senegal in West Africa; Republic of Ghana
a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; Republic of Guinea
a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958; Republic of Guinea-Bissau
a republic on the northwestern coast of Africa; recognized as independent by Portugal in 1974; Co-operative Republic of Guyana
a republic in northeastern South America; formerly part of the British Empire, but it achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966; Kingdom of The Netherlands
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level; Republic of Hungary
a republic in central Europe; Republic of Iceland
an island republic on the island of Iceland; became independent of Denmark in 1944; Democratic People's Republic of Korea
a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; Republic of Korea
a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; Lao People's Democratic Republic
a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949; Lebanese Republic
an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean; Kingdom of Lesotho
a landlocked constitutional monarchy in southern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966; Republic of Liberia
a republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves; Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean; consists almost entirely of desert; a major exporter of petroleum; Principality of Liechtenstein
a small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland; Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center; Macedonia
landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991; Republic of Madagascar
a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960; Republic of Malawi
a landlocked republic in southern central Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1964; Malaysia
a constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957; Republic of Mali
a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years; Islamic Republic of Mauritania
a country in northwestern Africa with a provisional military government; achieved independence from France in 1960; largely western Sahara Desert; Principality of Monaco
a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera; Mongolian People's Republic
a landlocked socialist republic in central Asia; Kingdom of Morocco
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956; Republic of Mozambique
a republic on the southeastern coast of Africa on the Mozambique Channel; became independent from Portugal in 1975; Republic of Niger
a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert; Federal Republic of Nigeria
a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country; Sultanate of Oman
a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil; Islamic Republic of Pakistan
a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947; Republic of Paraguay
a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; Republic of Peru
a republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries; Republic of Poland
a republic in central Europe; the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 started World War II; Portuguese Republic
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil); State of Katar
an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil; Republic of San Marino
the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy; Republic of Senegal
a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960; Republic of Sierra Leone
a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961; Republic of Singapore
a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965; Somalia
a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare; Republic of South Africa
a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers); Republic of Belarus
a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; Republic of Moldova
a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991; Republic of Armenia
a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighbors; Azerbajdzhan Republic
a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; Sakartvelo
a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991; Republic of Kazakhstan
a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991; Kyrgyz Republic
a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991; Republic of Tajikistan
a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet; Republic of Uzbekistan
a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; Principality of Andorra
a small republic in the eastern Pyrenees between Spain and France; Kingdom of Spain
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power; Republic of the Sudan
a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956; Republic of Suriname
a republic in northeastern South America on the Atlantic; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1975; Kingdom of Swaziland
a landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968; Swiss Confederation
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe; Syrian Arab Republic
an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization; United Republic of Tanzania
a republic in eastern Africa; Kingdom of Thailand
a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; Republic of Tunisia
a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956; Republic of Uganda
a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962; United Arab Emirates
a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves; United States of America
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776; Uruguay
a South American republic on the southeast coast of South America; achieved independence from Brazil in 1825; State of the Vatican City
the smallest sovereign state in the world; the see of the Pope (as the Bishop of Rome); home of the Pope and the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church; achieved independence from Italy in 1929; Republic of Venezuela
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil; Socialist Republic of Vietnam
a communist state in Indochina on the South China Sea; achieved independence from France in 1945; North Vietnam
a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when South Vietnam collapsed at the end of the Vietnam War; South Vietnam
a former country in southeastern Asia that existed from 1954 (after the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu) until 1975 when it was defeated and annexed by North Vietnam; Republic of Yemen
a republic on the southwestern shores of the Arabian Peninsula on the Indian Ocean; formed in 1990; Republic of Zambia
a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964; Republic of Zimbabwe
a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; banana republic
a small country (especially in Central America) that is politically unstable and whose economy is dominated by foreign companies and depends on one export (such as bananas); country of origin, fatherland, homeland, mother country, motherland, native land
the country where you were born; buffer country, buffer state
a small neutral state between two rival powers; kingdom
a country with a king as head of state; tax haven
a country or independent region where taxes are low; European country, European nation
any one of the countries occupying the European continent; African country, African nation
any one of the countries occupying the African continent; Asian country, Asian nation
any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent; South American country, South American nation
any one of the countries occupying the South American continent; North American country, North American nation
any country on the North American continent; sultanate
country or territory ruled by a sultan; old country
the country of origin of an immigrant; Scandinavian country, Scandinavian nation
any one of the countries occupying Scandinavia; Balkan country, Balkan nation, Balkan state
any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula; Central American country, Central American nation
any one of the countries occupying Central America; these countries (except for Belize and Costa Rica) are characterized by low per capita income and unstable governments

Type of:: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
a district defined for administrative purposes

n territory over which rule or control is exercised

“he made it the law of the land”

Synonyms:: demesne, domain

Examples:: show 9 examples...; hide 9 examples...; Numidia
an ancient kingdom (later a Roman province) in North Africa in an area corresponding roughly to present-day Algeria; Roman Empire
an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome; Cambria
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria; Egyptian Empire
an ancient empire to the west of Israel; centered on the Nile River and ruled by a Pharaoh; figured in many events described in the Old Testament; Persian Empire
an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC; Principality of Monaco
a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera; Russia
a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917; Muscovy
a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital; Ottoman Empire
a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; archduchy
the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess; barony
the domain of a baron; duchy, dukedom
the domain controlled by a duke or duchess; earldom
the domain controlled by an earl or count or countess; emirate
the domain controlled by an emir; empire, imperium
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised; fiefdom
the domain controlled by a feudal lord; grand duchy
the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess; viscounty
the domain controlled by a viscount or viscountess; khanate
the realm of a khan; kingdom, realm
the domain ruled by a king or queen; princedom, principality
territory ruled by a prince; sheikdom, sheikhdom
the domain ruled by a sheik; suzerainty
the domain of a suzerain

Type of:: region
a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth

n the people who live in a nation or country

Synonyms:: country, nation

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; Dutch, Dutch people
the people of the Netherlands; British, British people, Brits
the people of Great Britain; English, English people
the people of England; Irish, Irish people
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction; French, French people
the people of France; Spanish, Spanish people
the people of Spain; Swiss, Swiss people
the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland; Frisian
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia; Genevan
a native or resident of Geneva

Type of:: people
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

n a politically organized body of people under a single government

“an industrialized land”

Synonyms:: body politic, commonwealth, country, nation, res publica, state

Examples:: Tamil Eelam
the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for; Carthage
an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; commonwealth country
any of the countries in the British Commonwealth; developing country
a country that is poor and whose citizens are mostly agricultural workers but that wants to become more advanced socially and economically; Dominion
one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth; foreign country
any state of which one is not a citizen; Reich
the German state; renegade state, rogue nation, rogue state
a state that does not respect other states in its international actions; suzerain
a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs; sea power
a nation that possesses formidable naval strength; great power, major power, power, superpower, world power
a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world; city state, city-state
a state consisting of a sovereign city; ally
a friendly nation; Hohenzollern empire, Second Reich
the Reich when Hohenzollern monarchs ruled Germany (from 1871 to 1919); Nazi Germany, Third Reich
the Nazi dictatorship under Hitler (1933-1945); hegemon
a leading or paramount power

Type of:: political entity, political unit
a unit with political responsibilities

v bring into a different state

“this may land you in jail”

Synonyms:: bring

Type of:: alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v deliver (a blow)

“He landed several blows on his opponent's head”

Type of:: deliver, drive home
carry out or perform

Primary Meanings of land

n the solid part of the earth's surface

n material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

n the land on which real estate is located

n extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

n agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

v cause to come to the ground

v shoot at and force to come down

v reach or come to rest

v arrive on shore

v bring ashore

n a domain in which something is dominant

n the territory occupied by a nation

n territory over which rule or control is exercised

n the people who live in a nation or country

n a politically organized body of people under a single government

v bring into a different state

v deliver (a blow)

For Everyone

For Educators

Help

Leaderboards

Connect

Our Story

land

Primary Meanings of land

n the solid part of the earth's surface

n material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

n the land on which real estate is located

n extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

n agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

v cause to come to the ground

v shoot at and force to come down

v reach or come to rest

v arrive on shore

v bring ashore

n a domain in which something is dominant

n the territory occupied by a nation

n territory over which rule or control is exercised

n the people who live in a nation or country

n a politically organized body of people under a single government

v bring into a different state

v deliver (a blow)

Sign up, it's free!