Noun
1. the land on which real estate is located;
"he built the house on land leased from the city"2. 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""good agricultural soil"3. the solid part of the earth's surface;
"the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land""the earth shook for several minutes""he dropped the logs on the ground"4. territory over which rule or control is exercised;
"his domain extended into Europe""he made it the law of the land"5. the territory occupied by a nation;
"he returned to the land of his birth""he visited several European countries"6. a domain in which something is dominant;
"the untroubled kingdom of reason""a land of make-believe""the rise of the realm of cotton in the south"7. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;
"the family owned a large estate on Long Island"8. the people who live in a nation or country;
"a statement that sums up the nation's mood""the news was announced to the nation""the whole country worshipped him"9. a politically organized body of people under a single government;
"the state has elected a new president""African nations""students who had come to the nation's capitol""the country's largest manufacturer""an industrialized land"10. working the land as an occupation or way of life;
"farming is a strenuous life""there's no work on the land any more"