land
Betekenis (English)
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- (neuter) land; country
- (neuter) land (part of Earth not covered by water)
- (Antilles, Netherlands, neuter) a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; the territorial government of an overseas constituent country
- (in-compounds, neuter) the territorial government or state authority in a Dutch colony or overseas territory in the West Indies
Synonyms
landerij
laagvlakte
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/lɑnt/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”).
Nieuw
landen
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- (intransitive) to (arrive on) land from the air (for birds, airplanes)
- (transitive) to land, bring an aircraft or other vehicle (down) to land
- (intransitive) to (arrive on) land by ship
- (transitive) to land, bring a vessel near or on land
- (transitive) to turn wild land (especially marshes) into arable land
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