farmland

noun

farm·​land ˈfärm-ˌland How to pronounce farmland (audio)
Synonyms of farmlandnext
: land used or suitable for farming

Examples of farmland in a Sentence

50 acres of rich farmland
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In the City of Port Washington, the three companies have committed $15 billion to build the Lighthouse data center campus on roughly 1,644 acres of former farmland. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 3 Feb. 2026 Hemphill said the cemetery initially spanned just 25 acres of farmland in southeast Atlanta. Daniel Wilkerson, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026 Beyond Philadelphia, rolling farmland and wide-open fields come into view as the train enters Lancaster County. Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026 Transformation has been coming quickly for the patchwork of farmlands, where the Flying J sign was once the sole illuminator of the rural interstate exit. Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farmland

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First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of farmland was in 1638

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“Farmland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farmland. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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farmland

noun
farm·​land ˈfärm-ˌland How to pronounce farmland (audio)
: land used or suitable for farming

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