the land
noun
: land in the countryside that is thought of as providing a simple and good way of living
He wanted to move/get back to the land.
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The family that had owned and farmed the land for decades had moved to Reykjavík, three and a half hours away.
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Paige McClanahan, TIME, 20 June 2024
First appearing in text in 1288, the noblemen of Casa do Poço bought the land around 1500.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
Well, this season highlights the land back movement, the missing and murdering of Indigenous people crisis and the high suicide rates for Native youth.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Lee tried for years to buy the land and rebuild her family home before discovering it had been purchased by Trinity Habitat for Humanity, according to the Associated Press.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
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Paige McClanahan, TIME, 20 June 2024
First appearing in text in 1288, the noblemen of Casa do Poço bought the land around 1500.
—Katie Jackson, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
Well, this season highlights the land back movement, the missing and murdering of Indigenous people crisis and the high suicide rates for Native youth.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
Lee tried for years to buy the land and rebuild her family home before discovering it had been purchased by Trinity Habitat for Humanity, according to the Associated Press.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for the land
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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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