Lånd
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Etymology
From Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Cognates include German Land, Yiddish לאַנד (land), Dutch land, English land, Old Norse land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land); also Proto-Celtic *landā.
Pronunciation
Noun
Lånd n (plural Länder, diminutive Landl)
- country (territory of a nation)
- state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)
- land (real estate or landed property)
- land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)
- country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)
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