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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My grandmother, who spent the last decade of her life in a North Kerala town called Kozhikode, made the best kallummakkaya fry in all the land. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026 Pietryla also asked if Muenz was hoping the city would look at rezoning the area in question, or instead focusing on special uses of the land. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 The man behind this restaurant chain — which first opened in Folsom in 2008 — is Jay Jayaraman, a Tamil restaurateur who draws inspiration from his Tamil Brahmin heritage and the land that nurtured him. Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Calculations that may be correct for the seas overall or for the land aren't quite right at that key intersection point of water and land, Seeger and Minderhoud said. ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the land

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“The land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20land. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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