lands

lands · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of land; areas of ground, especially as property or territory.

  2. 2.

    Countries or regions.

  3. 3.

    (verb, third person singular) Comes down from the air; arrives.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    foreign lands — Other countries.
  • •
    in the land of the living — Alive; awake.
  • •
    promised land — A place of expected happiness.

Related words

Antonyms: seas, waters
See also: country, land, region, territory
Synonyms: estates, properties, regions, territories

Etymology

From Old English land ("ground, territory") + plural suffix -s.