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Land.

country (territory of a nation)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/lant//lɑnt/
  1. country (territory of a nation)

    neuter · strong
  2. state, province (political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy)

    neuter · strong
  3. land (real estate or landed property)

    neuter · strong
  4. land (part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water)

    neuter · strong
  5. country, countryside (rural area, as opposed to a town or city)

    neuter · strong
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Germanic *landą Proto-West Germanic *land Old High German lant Middle High German lant German Land 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”). Compare Dutch, English, and Danish land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land).

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