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 data center would, of course, generate some traffic, Bennett conceded, but far less than the land uses allowed under the property’s current zoning (single-family homes, general commercial, and low-density apartments among them), according to the company’s analyses. —

Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025 The court's latest ruling, 5-4 in favor of Trump's sentencing in his hush money case going ahead, is perhaps a sign that the highest court in the land will not yield to Trump's demands. —

Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 Its limo was based on the front-engine, rear-wheel-drive Fleetwood that debuted in 1993, the same year that the former Arkansas governor took over the highest office in the land. —

Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025 The site is the ancestral homelands of the Pit River Tribe and Modoc Peoples, which rely on the land's aquifers for drinking water and fisheries. —

Shawna Chen, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the land