Neuter
Land
Meaning
- (neuter,strong) country (territory of a nation)
- (neuter,strong) state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
- (neuter,strong) land (real estate or landed property)
- (neuter,strong) land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
- (neuter,strong) country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)
Concepts
rural area
arable land
whole country
cultivated land
federal state
rural districts
ruling power
having one’s own way
descent from heaven
one’s origins
one’s upbringing
one’s past
rural cottage
cultivated field
Synonyms
ländliches Gebiet
Umgegend
Arbeitsgebiet
bebautes Land
ländlicher Bezirk
ländliche Umgebung
flaches Land
festes Land
ländliches Haus
Regio
Landstück
Agrar-
Grund und Boden
Erdscholle
ländliches Dorf
das seine
Baufeld
Gemeindegebiet
Abbaufeld
Stadtgegend
Gemarkung
Herrschaftsgebiet
Frequency
Dialects
Appenzell Innerrhoden
land
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
land
Fribourg
lann
Fribourg
lònd
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lant/
Etymology
From Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Compare Dutch, English, and Danish land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land).
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Sentences
Wir dürfen nicht 🚫 vergessen , dass Tadschikistan
das ärmste Land der ehemaligen Sowjetrepubliken ist .
We must not forget that Tajikistan is the poorest country in the former Soviet republics.
Niedersteinbach befindet sich im Westen von Sachsen an 🔛 der Grenze zum thüringischen Altenburger Land .
Niedersteinbach is located in the west of Saxony on the border with the Thuringian Altenburger Land.
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde anstelle des Freistaates Schaumburg-Lippe das Land Niedersachsen errichtet .
After the Second World War, the state of Lower Saxony was built instead of the Free State of Schaumburg-Lippe.