landholding
noun
land·hold·ing
ˈland-ˌhōl-diŋ 
1
: the state or fact of holding or owning land
2
: property in land
landholding
adjective
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When water comes back, the flies will come roaring back too
In one of the most notorious water plays in US history, the city acquired massive landholdings in the area, capturing streams for urban development.
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Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
The couple’s lot was once part of the Belk family’s landholdings on the peninsula, BNN reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
That's the largest single landholding in the country, right?
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The Patels of Gujarat, for instance, are a prosperous and politically powerful rural caste who began in the late 1980s to transfer their rural landholdings into industrial investment.
—Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2016
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Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
The couple’s lot was once part of the Belk family’s landholdings on the peninsula, BNN reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2024
That's the largest single landholding in the country, right?
—Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
The Patels of Gujarat, for instance, are a prosperous and politically powerful rural caste who began in the late 1980s to transfer their rural landholdings into industrial investment.
—Kanchan Chandra, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2016
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“Landholding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landholding. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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