Land
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...
is the solid surface of the Earth that is not covered by water.
Land, lands, The Land, or the Lands may also refer to:
Entertainment and media
Film
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''Land'' (1987 film), a British television film by Barry Collins
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''Land'' (2018 film), an international drama by Babak Jalali
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''Land'' (2021 film), a drama directed by and starring Robin Wright
Music
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Dah (band)
Dah ( sr-cyr, Дах, trans. ''Breath'') was a Yugoslav and later Belgian progressive rock band formed in Belgrade in 1972.
Dah was formed by guitarist Zlatko Manojlović and guitarist and vocalist Branko Marušić "Čutura", the two previousl ...
, a former Yugoslav/Belgian rock band, known as Land during 1975-1976 period
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Land (1975–2002)
''Land (1975–2002)'' is a two disc compilation album by Patti Smith, released on March 19, 2002, on Arista Records. ''Land (1975–2002)'' contains a collection of recordings from her eight previous albums on the first disc, along with B-side ...
'', an album by Patti Smith
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Land (band)
Land (styled LAND) was a Seattle based music group founded and led by Jeff Greinke. Their music is described by guitarist Dennis Rea as "an odd blend of jazz, rock, electronic, and world music." Land was active from 1993 until 2001 and released t ...
, an American rock band
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''Land'' (Land album), 1995
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Land (worship band), a Scottish Christian band
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''Land'' (The Comsat Angels album), 1983
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''Land'' (Týr album), 2008
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Lands (band)
Lands (stylized as LANDS) is a temporary musical band created by the producer of Japanese pop-rock band Mr. Children, . The group was created to promote the film Bandage, which stars the Japanese singer and actor Jin Akanishi as the leader and voc ...
, a Japanese rock band
Other media
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''Land'' (book), a 2021 non-fiction book by Simon Winchester
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''Land'' (magazine), a Swedish weekly magazine
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''The Land'' (weekly newspaper)
Places
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Land Glacier
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other body of water, bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the Continent, co ...
, a glacier in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
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Land, Norway
Land is a traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The area consists of the municipalities Nordre Land and Søndre Land. Land is centered on the northern part of Randsfjorden, to the southeast of the district of Valdres.
In the early ...
, a region and historic petty kingdom in Norway
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Land (municipality)
Land is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1847. The area is now divided between Nordre Land Municipality and Søndre Land Municipality. The administrative centr ...
, a former municipality (1838-1847) in Eastern Norway
*The Lands, the common name for
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, also known as APY, APY Lands or ''the Lands'', is a large, sparsely-populated local government area (LGA) for Aboriginal people, located in the remote north west of South Australia. Some of the aṉangu ...
, or APY Lands, in South Australia
Division of a country
* Länder of Austria (singular: Land), the
states of Austria
Austria is a federal republic made up of nine states (German: ''Länder''). Since ''Land'' is also the German word for "country", the term ''Bundesländer'' (literally ''federal states'') is often used instead to avoid ambiguity. The Constitutio ...
* Länder of Germany , the
states of Germany (singular: Land)
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Lands of Denmark
The three lands of Denmark historically formed the Danish kingdom from its unification and consolidation in the 10th century:
*Zealand (''Sjælland'') and the islands south of it, with Roskilde as a centre
*Jutland (''Jylland''), the western pe ...
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Lands of Finland
Finland is divided into 19 regions ( fi, maakunta; sv, landskap)., smn, eennâmkodde, and sms, mäddkåʹdd.
The regions are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region. The council ...
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Lands of Norway
Land is the solid surface of the Earth that is not covered by water.
Land, lands, The Land, or the Lands may also refer to:
Entertainment and media Film
* ''Land'' (1987 film), a British television film by Barry Collins
* ''Land'' (2018 film), ...
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Lands of Sweden
The lands of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges landsdelar) are three traditional and historical regions of the country, each consisting of several provinces. The division into lands goes back to the foundation of modern Sweden, when ''Götaland'', the land ...
Other uses
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-land
The suffix -land which can be found in several countries' name and country subdivisions indicates a toponymy—a Terrestrial ecoregion, land. The word came via Germanic languages, Germanic "wikt:land, land."
Below is the list of places that ends ...
, a suffix used in the names of several countries and other regions
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LAND
Land, also known as dry land, ground, or earth, is the solid terrestrial surface of the planet Earth that is not submerged by the ocean or other bodies of water. It makes up 29% of Earth's surface and includes the continents and various islan ...
, a type of denial-of-service attack
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Land (economics)
In economics, land comprises all naturally occurring resources as well as geographic land. Examples include particular geographical locations, mineral deposits, forests, fish stocks, atmospheric quality, geostationary orbits, and portions of t ...
, a factor of production comprising all naturally occurring resources
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Land (surname) Land is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Ailsa Land, professor
*Clay D. Land (born 1960), American judge
*David Land (1918–1995), English impresario and theatre producer
*Edwin H. Land (1909–1991), American scientist and inv ...
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Landing
Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing", "touchdown" or ...
, the end of a flight
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Land Tawney Land Tawney is the President/CEO of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, a national conservation group based in Montana.
Background
Tawney was raised in Montana, where he hunted and fished from an early age.[rifling
In firearms, rifling is machining helical grooves into the internal (bore) surface of a gun's barrel for the purpose of exerting torque and thus imparting a spin to a projectile around its longitudinal axis during shooting to stabilize the pro ...]
, lands are the raised areas between grooves in gun barrels
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Land Instruments International
Land Instruments International (AMETEK Land) is a manufacturer of industrial sensors and measuring devices founded in the UK in 1947. It was acquired by the Process & Analytical Instruments Division of Ametek
AMETEK, Inc. is an American mul ...
, a company specialising in temperature monitoring equipment
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Land law
Land law is the form of law that deals with the rights to use, alienate, or exclude others from land. In many jurisdictions, these kinds of property are referred to as real estate or real property, as distinct from personal property. Land use a ...
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