Land
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Land may refer to:
- Land, the part of the Earth that is not covered by water
- terrestrial ecoregion)
- Landform, a feature of the land
- Landscape, the layout, appearance and character of a land area
- Land bridge, a feature exposed during periods of low sea level
- Länder, the Federal states of Germany or Austria
- län in Sweden (and lääni in Finland)
A synonym for a region belonging to a people:
- A country, a geographical area that connotes an independent political entity
- A nation, particularly in the absence of a state or government
- Motherland
- fatherland
- homeland
- Specific regions:
- Lands of Sweden
- Lands of Denmark
- Ziemia, or Lands of Poland
- Land, Norway, a specific region in Norway
- Land borders, a list of the borders of various nations
In law:
- Real property
- real estate and ownership interests
- Estate in land, law regarding land ownership and titles
- Landlord, the owner of real estate which is leased
- Land claims, disputed lands
- Land rights
In economics:
- Land (economics), a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources
- Land economy, the study of land usage and development
- Land grant, a gift of land made by the government for public projects
- Land reform, the redistribution of land
In music:
- LAND, an American jazz/rock/world music ensemble
- LAND (album), the eponymous first album by the group LAND
- Land (Týr album), the Faroese metal band Týr's fourth studio album
- Land (1975-2002), compilation album by Patti Smith
A surname found in Britain, Germany and the US:
- Edwin H. Land, American pioneer of instant photography and polarizing filters
- Michael Land, American composer and musician
Other:
- Land Camera, the first "instant camera"
- Land Institute, a non-profit agricultural study center Kansas USA
- LAND, a DoS (Denial of Service) attack used in the Internet
- A landing
- Lands, the raised helical grooves in rifled gun barrels
[edit] See also
- The Land (disambiguation)
- Holy Land
- No Man's Land
- Promised land
- Land Banking
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